Tension Escalates at Nagarjuna Sagar Dam as AP Denied the Entry

There is high tension in Nagarjuna Sagar Dam. CRFF forces halted NSP employees and engineers from repairing the Nagarjuna Sagar dam since Sunday night. As a result, a tense situation unfolded at the dam. On November 29th of last year, around midnight, Andhra Pradesh police, along with officials from the Water Resources Department, deployed forces up to Gate No. 13 at the Sagar dam. The police forcefully brought the area under the control of the Andhra Pradesh government within the state borders with the arrangement of barricades and barbed wire. As a result, police forces from both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana were stationed on either side of the dam, sustaining a highly tense atmosphere at Nagarjuna Sagar Dam.

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The Central Water Power Department took action, and on December 3rd, security measures were implemented at the Sagar Dam, involving CRPF forces on both the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana sides. As a result, Sagar Dam was taken under the control of CRPF forces. From then until January 17, Telangana officials could go to the right side of the dam up to gate number 13 for regular tasks. However, they were not even allowed to enter the control room in Andhra Pradesh for their work.

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After a meeting on January 17, the Central Hydropower Department announced the inclusion of the Sagar and Srisailam projects under the jurisdiction of the Krishna Board. The Telangana government does not approve this announcement. Since then, CRPF forces have been preventing NSP staff and officers from proceeding beyond gate number 13 towards AP. CRPF forces have implemented restrictions, preventing Telangana employees from accessing the control room on the AP side.