Telangana Rashtra Samithi MLA K Tarakarama Rao on Sunday demanded that the State Government release Krishna water from Nagarjuna Sagar Dam to fluoride affected Nalgonda district on top priority.
Talking to media persons, Tarakarama Rao said that the government should first release Krishna water to fulfill the drinking water needs of Nalgonda district, which was gripped with flouride problem. He alleged that the government has been releasing 4 TMC of water from Nagajuna Sagar secretly to the farmers of Krishna Delta. He warned the government of serious consequences if it did not stop release of water from the dam neglecting the interests of Telangana region.
The TRS leader asked as to how the government could release water from Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, where the water levels have touched rock bottom due to shortage of inflows. He demanded that the Central Government set up National laboratory in Nalgonda district to test fluoride percentage and to contain the problem. He also demanded that the government complete the Sriram Sagar Project to solve the drinking water needs of Telangana districts.
—INN