The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, on the 22nd of June, welcomed the Vamsadhara Water Disputes Tribunal verdict.
Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said, he was happy with the verdict of the Vamsadhara Water Disputes Tribunal and said the decision would be beneficial to the State and Odisha. After the release of the official Gazette, the Chief Minister directed the concerned authorities to focus on the construction of the Neradi barrage on Vamsadhara. Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan said that the Chief Minister of Odisha would be invited for the laying of the foundation stone for the barrage construction.
The VWDT (VamsadharaWater Disputes Tribunal) has finalized the final verdict on the dispute between the states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha over the use of river water. The Odisha Government has dismissed the objections raised under Section 5 (3) of the Interstate Water Disputes Act – 1956 on the final judgment given on September 13, 2017.
The VWDT chairman Dr Mukundak Sharma on Monday issued orders to this effect and reported to the Center. The Tribunal permitted Andhra Pradesh to construct Neradi Barrage across Vamsadhara with a right head sluice with a capacity of 8000 cusecs for meeting the requirement of Andhra Pradesh.
If the Center issues Gazette Notification notifying the final judgment of the Vamsadhara Tribunal, the judgment would come into force. Based on the decision of the Supreme Court on the Special Leave Petition filed by the Government of Odisha challenging the final judgment, the Center will issue a Gazette Notification notifying the judgment.
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