CMs of AP, Tgana discuss inter-state issues; Jagan meets Guv

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan met his Telangana counterpart K Chandrasekhar Rao here on Thursday and discussed sharing of river water and other inter-state issues.

Reddy is understood to have discussed issues, including sharing of Godavari and Krishna river waters, division of assets and liabilities between the two states post-bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014.

There was no official word from the Telangana government on the meeting.

The two Chief Ministers had at their earlier meeting in June resolved to address all pending issues amicably.

Formal discussions took place between the two Chief Ministers,accompanied by ministers and respective government officials, on June 28.

One of the major decisions of the CMs was to ensure thatriver water available tothe two states is put to optimum use for irrigation and other purposes.

Consequent to the meeting of the two sides, irrigation experts from both states made suggestions or expressed their views on transferring Godavari river water to the Srisailam project and other related issues for the benefit of both the states.

Though five years have passed since Andhra was bifurcated for creation of Telangana in 2014, several issues, including division of assets and liabilities between the states, have been pending due to lack of agreement over them.

Prior to his meeting with Rao on Thursday, Jagan Mohan Reddy met Telangana Governor E S L Narasimhan at the Raj Bhavan on Thursday, official sources said.

Narasimhan was common Governor of the two neighbouring states till the Centre recently appointed Biswa Bhushan Harichandan as Governor of Andhra Pradesh.