Why it is in the news
On 29 September 2026, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy met Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil in New Delhi and asked the Centre to facilitate talks with Maharashtra on building the long-pending Tummidihatti barrage, while also seeking Central Water Commission (CWC) approval for the Sammakka Sagar barrage on the Godavari.
The exam angle
Syllabus: Group 1 Paper-II (Geography of Telangana): rivers, irrigation projects; Paper-III (Governance): “Resolution of Inter-State disputes with reference to Water Disputes – Challenges of Implementation.” Also Geography of India: “inter-state Water sharing.”