Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

• As tension escalated between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh over the Nagarjuna Sagar reservoir water release, the Telangana government approached the Centre which has urged both states to revert to the release of Nagarjuna Sagar waters as before.
• Earlier, nearly 700 Andhra cops stormed into the project and opened the right canal to release 500 cusecs of water per hour.
• To avoid further conflict, the dam will be supervised by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) which will also oversee that both sides are getting water as per the deal.
• As per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, the operational control of the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is with the Telangana government.

ABOUT NAGARJUNA SAGAR DAM

• It straddles the districts of Nalgonda in Telangana and Palnadu in Andhra Pradesh.
• It is located on the river Krishna.
• It is the largest and highest masonry dam of the world.
• It was constructed between 1955 and 1967.
• The dam has a capacity of 11.472 billion cubic meters and provides water to irrigate over 1 million hectares of land in the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
• The dam also generates hydroelectric power, with a capacity of 816 MW.

ABOUT KRISHNA RIVER

• The Krishna River is one of the longest rivers in India, flowing through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh.
• It originates in the Western Ghats near Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra and flows for about 1,400 km before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.