The proposed committee will discuss the Tamil Nadu's request to release water stored at Kandaleru to meet the drinking water requirements of Chennai. The five-member committee of the KRMB held a virtual meeting on Wednesday to discuss the supply and augmentation of drinking water to Chennai. Andhra Pradesh officials, however, said that it was not possible to release waters before November. Hence, it was not possible to release water during the period as suggested by Tamil Nadu, they said. The TS wanted to ensure that water level at Srisailam did not reach 854 ft to avoid release of water.

Source: The Hindu July 22, 2020 18:27 UTC