Both telangana and Andhra Pradesh Governemnts were at loggerheads on many issues.Yet again, increasing levels of water in Pulichintala Reservoir, located in Nalgonda district on border with Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, have creating tensions between the governments of both states Water released from Nagarjuna Sagar for power production is being stored in Pulichintala increasing the water levels more than the agreed upon capacity of 9.5 tmcft, which saw Pulichintala backwaters enter two villages in Nalgonda district and three in Guntur.Irrigation ministers of both states Harish Rao and Devineni Uma conducted a meeting to discuss on the issue and according to reports Telangana government has demanded the government of Andhra Pradesh to release Rs.40 crore immediately as a pre-condition for releasing 20 tmcft water in Pulichintala project.The meeting estimated that Rs.130 crore was required for the Rehabilitation package covering 13 villages facing threat of submergence in Nalgonda.The Telangana government raised the package issue when A.P.asked it to increase the storage level in the project from the present 9 tmcft to 20 tmcft.Mr.Harish Rao told that the Telangana state government did not have objection to store 20 tmcft as it did not want the water to drain off into the sea.However the TS government asked AP to release Rs 40 crore immediately and then only increase the storage in the project from the present 9 tmcft to 20 tmcft.Harish Rao also said concerned minister Mr.Uma Maheswara Rao agreed to release Rs.40 crore
