The long standing water dispute between Maharashtra and Telangana was resolved today after a meeting between Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao. Subsequently, both the government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to start work on three barrages, TumdiHetti on Pranhita river, Medigadda on Godavari river and Chanaka-Korata on Painganga river.
The approval for these 3 projects was given based on the recommendations of the Inter-State Board of Maharashtra and Telangana that had been set up for the purpose.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has informed that all the expenses for these projects will be borne by Telangana government and not a single village of Maharashtra will be submerged. He said that more than thirty thousand hectares of land in Chandrapur, Gadchiroli and Yavatmal will come under irrigation because of these barrages.