AP Minister Devineni Umamaheshwara Rao today said there was no need to make drinking water an issue.
Speaking to mediapersons on Thursday, Devineni said the Telangana government has decided to take the issue of release of another 3.4 tmcft of water from Nagarjunasagar project to Krishna delta for drinking water needs to the CWC.
The minister said the water was released on the direction of Krishna River Board and it was being used for drinking water purpose only. He also refuted the allegations that the water was being used for irrigation in Krishna Delta. (NSS)
