Krishna River Water Dispute

Subject – Polity

Context – Two SC judges pull out of Krishna water case

Concept –

To know about the dispute, please refer August 2021 DPN.

Krishna River –

The Krishna River is the second biggest river in peninsular India after the Godavari River.
It originates near Mahabaleshwar (Satara) in Maharashtra.
It runs from four states Maharashtra (303 km), North Karnataka (480 km) and the rest of its 1300 km journey in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh before it empties into the Bay of Bengal.
Tributaries: Tungabhadra, Mallaprabha, Koyna, Bhima, Ghataprabha, Yerla, Warna, Dindi, Musi and Dudhganga.
Pattiseema Lift Irrigation project is the first river-linking project in India, connecting Godavari with Krishna through the Polavaram right canal. It will divert surplus Godavari water to Krishna river.