Jaya urges Andhra CM to release water

CHENNAI: Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has written to her Andhra Pradesh counterpart Kiran Kumar Reddy thanking his administration for the prompt release of water from the Krishna River last year, while urging Reddy to repeat the gesture this year too.The letter from Jayalalithaa, dated March 24, thanked Kiran Kumar Reddy for the release of water from the Kandaleru Reservoir under the Krishna Water Agreement between the two States.“I would like to thank you for the release of Krishna water from Kandaleru from 23.6.2011 pursuant to my letter dated 4.6.2011. As you are aware, a quantity of 4 TMC ft of water is due from January to April for the augmentation of drinking water supply to Chennai City, as per the Krishna Water Agreement,” said Jayalalithaa in her letter.Noting that the current storage level of 37 TMC ft at the Kandaleru Reservoir would cause no problems for the release of water for Chennai, Jayalalithaa requested Reddy to issue appropriate orders. “May I, therefore, request you to order immediate release of water from the Kandaleru Reservoir to Chennai to meet the drinking water requirements of Chennai City in the ensuing months?” she urged.