Telangana prepares for talks with Maharashtra on a Tummidihatti barrage across the Pranahita with a 152 metre full reservoir level

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Telangana prepares for talks with Maharashtra on a Tummidihatti barrage across the Pranahita with a 152 metre full reservoir level

24 October 2026

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday asked officials to be prepared for talks with Maharashtra on building the Tummidihatti Barrage across the Pranahita river with a full reservoir level of 152 metres.
Maharashtra is the upper riparian State on the Pranahita, so its agreement is needed for the higher reservoir level.
At the same meeting with ministers and officials, the Chief Minister directed that arrangements be made to draw 0.6 tmc ft of additional water from Srisailam for the Dindi and Achampet projects using the PRLIS pumping system.
The Pranahita is formed by the confluence of the Wardha, Painganga and Wainganga rivers and is the largest tributary of the Godavari.

Full reservoir level sought: 152 metres Additional water from Srisailam: 0.6 tmc ft

Why it matters for exams: An inter-State river dispute on the Godavari system with a named barrage, FRL figure and riparian State.

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24 October 2026 Source: The Hindu

In plain words

FRL Full Reservoir Level — The highest water level a reservoir is designed to hold during normal operation.