Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that it will independently assess the impact of Telangana’s Thummidihetti irrigation project. The statement was issued after the meeting of Mr Fadnavis with his Telangana counterpart, A Revanth Reddy, at Sahyadri Guest House in Mumbai today.

On Telangana’s request to increase the project’s height from 148 metres to 152 metres, Mr Fadnavis said a joint committee comprising the chief secretaries and water resources department secretaries of both states will examine technical aspects and the potential submergence area in Maharashtra.

Stating that Maharashtra has consistently favoured resolving issues between neighbouring states through mutual cooperation, Mr Fadnavis said the state would have no objection if the proposed height does not cause losses to Maharashtra’s residents and benefits the neighbouring state.