Godavari Waters: Telangana to file Civil Suit in Supreme Court
The project, aimed at diverting floodwaters from the Polavaram reservoir on the Godavari to the drought-prone Rayalaseema region via Nallamala Sagar, has sparked intense opposition from Telangana. The state argues that any such diversion could violate the Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal (GWDT) Award of 1980, which allocates Andhra Pradesh only 484.5 TMC (thousand million cubic feet) of water, and encroach on Telangana’s equitable share