Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) is an autonomous body established as per
Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014 under the administrative control of
Ministry of Jal Shakti
The Ministry of Jal Shakti () is a ministry under the Government of India which was formed in May 2019 under the second Modi ministry. This was formed by merging of two ministries; ''the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga R ...
to manage and regulate the waters in
Krishna Basin in the states of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...
and
Telangana
Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ele ...
. The headquarters of the KRMB shall be in Andhra Pradesh.
Functions
KRMB shall have jurisdiction and shall perform the functions as per the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 85 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014, such as administration, operation, maintenance and regulation. After nearly 7 years, the KRMB is notified by the central govt as an autonomous body and its project wise functions are identified. Since 2015, water available in the Krishna basin of the both states in a water year is shared in the ratio of 512:299 between AP and Telangana states as per the understanding between the parties.
Sources of Revenue
According to AP Re-Organization Act, 2014 section 86, para 2, The
Government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...
of the successor States shall at all times provide the necessary funds to the Board to meet all expenses (including the salaries and allowances of the staff) required for the discharge of its functions and such amounts shall be apportioned between the States concerned in such proportion as the
Central Government
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may, having regard to the benefits to each of the said States, specify.
See also
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Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal
The government of India constituted a common tribunal on 10 April 1969 to adjudicate the river water utilization disputes among the river basin states of Krishna and Godavari rivers under the provisions of Interstate River Water Disputes Act � ...
References
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External links
*http://jalshakti-dowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/KRMB_Gaz_Notification.pdf
*http://jalshakti-dowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/KRMB_AP_Reorganisation_Act_2014.pdf
Godavari River Management Board
Krishna River