GRMB Annual Report 2017-18

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Government of India Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR

Godavari River Management Board

ANNUAL REPORT

2017-18

GODAVARI BASIN – Dakshina Ganga

Origin Brahmagiri near Trimbakeshwar, Nasik Dist., Maharashtra Geographical Area 9.50 % of Total GA of India Area & Location Latitude - 16°19’ to 22°34’ North Longitude – 73°24’ to 83° 4’ East Boundaries West: Western Ghats North: Satmala hills, the Ajanta range and the Mahadeo hills East: Eastern Ghats & the Bay of Bengal South: Balaghat & Mahadeo ranges stretching forth from eastern flank of the Western Ghats & the Anantgiri and other ranges of the hills and ridges separate the Gadavari basin from the Krishna basin. Catchment Area 3,12,812 Sq.km Length of the River 1465 km States Maharashtra (48.6%), Telangana (18.8%), Andhra Pradesh (4.5%), Chhattisgarh (10.9%), Madhya Pradesh (10.0%), Odisha (5.7%), Karnataka (1.4%) and Puducherry (Yanam) and emptying into Bay of Bengal Length in AP & TS 772 km Major Tributaries Pravara, Manjira, Manair – Right side of River Purna, Pranhita, Indravati, Sabari – Left side of River Sub- basins Twelve (G1- G12) Dams Gangapur Dam, Jayakwadi dam, Vishnupuri barrage, Ghatghar Dam, Upper Vaitarna reservoir, Sriram Sagar Dam, Dowleswaram Barrage. Hydro power stations Upper Indravati 600 MW Machkund 120 MW Balimela 510 MW Upper Sileru 240 MW Lower Sileru 460 MW Upper Kolab 320 MW Pench 160 MW Ghatghar pumped storage 250 MW Polavaram (under 960 MW construction)

ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18

GODAVARI RIVER MANAGEMENT BOARD 5th Floor, Jalasoudha, Errum Manzil, Hyderabad- 500082

FROM CHAIRMAN’S DESK

It gives me immense pleasure to present the Annual Report of Godavari River Management Board (GRMB) for the year 2017-18. The Report gives a comprehensive overview of roles and responsibilities of GRMB in the field of water resources development, particularly appraisal of projects, regulation of water and power between the States of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana. GRMB was constituted in 2014 by the Government of India as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR, RD & GR) in pursuance of AP Reorganisation Act, 2014. GRMB is funded by the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

As a part of its mandate, GRMB makes technical appraisal of DPRs of Irrigation Projects in the light of GWDT Award for giving technical clearance to new projects in Godavari River basin.

Over the past one year, GRMB has grown in strength and functionality. More officers – Member, Expert Member and Under Secretary (Finance) have joined the organisation enhancing its strength to better run its technical, electrical & finance units. Also, the consensus and cooperation of the concerned State Governments has played an important role in making policy decisions of the Board.

I would like to assert that despite constraints, the performance of GRMB, during the year 2017-18, has been quite encouraging and I would like to appreciate the consistent efforts by the Members, all officers and the employees for the good job done by them. I would also like to thank the Hon’ble Minister of Irrigation, GoT, Hon’ble Minister of Irrigation, GoAP, Special Chief Secretary, Government of Telangana, Secretary to the Government of Andhra Pradesh, ENC, I & CAD, GoT and ENC, WRD, GoAP for their kind support, encouragement, advice and for having actively participated in and contributed to the success of GRMB.

GRMB still has to go a long way for which I seek active cooperation of all the Members and Officers of the Board.

I thankfully acknowledge the untiring efforts of the all the Members, officers and staff of the Board.

I am pleased to present the annual report of GRMB for the year 2017-18.

(H K SAHU) CHAIRMAN

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR 2017-18

 5th and 6th Board Meetings of GRMB were held on 21-07-2017 and 12-12-2017 respectively.  The logo of GRMB was designed and approved in the 5th Board Meeting.  It was decided to build up a Reserve Fund of Rs. 10 Crores, out of the savings, up to a maximum of Rs.1 Crore per year.  25 posts were created in GRMB, to be filled up on deputation.  GRMB hosted its website successfully at National Informatics Centre (NIC) with the domain name (http://grmb.gov.in).  GRMB Recruitment Rules-2017 and GRMB Working Manual- 2017 were approved.  Login credentials were issued to Project authorities of Irrigation projects of GoT for uploading data directly on GRMB website.  Various awareness programmes of GoI such as Swachhta Pakhwada, Vigilance Awareness Week etc., were carried out in GRMB.  Women cell was constituted to address the complaints of women working in GRMB.  Filing system was reviewed and modified.  A committee was constituted to suggest suitable locations and technical specifications of the instruments for installation of telemetry system in Godavari basin in AP & TS. Two meetings were held by the committee on 29-01-2018 and 27-03-2018 to identify suitable locations.  In the “First Regional Conference of Southern States on Water Resources” held on 20-02-2018 at Hyderabad, the issue of notification of the jurisdiction of the Board was discussed.  CWC furnished the list of projects (15 Major Projects and 14 Medium Projects) of AP & TS, approved by TAC since 2000.  A concept note on water sharing was submitted to MoWR, RD & GR in November 2017, to facilitate Godavari water sharing between GoAP & GoT.  Field visits to Major projects i.e. Indira Sagar Polavaram Project, Pattiseema LIS, Chintalapudi LIS, Tadipudi LIS, Thota Venkatachalam Pushkara LIS, Thammileru aqueduct, Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage, Prakasham Barrage, Pavitrasangam Purushothapatnam LIS in Andhra Pradesh and Yellampalli Barrage, Kaleswaram project, Lower Manair project in Telangana State (TS) were undertaken by the (ii)

Chairman, GRMB, accompanied by Member Secretary, Member and other Technical Officers.  GRMB informed Chief Engineer, Project Appraisal Organisation (PAO), CWC that the technical clearance of Kaleswaram Project cannot be taken up by GRMB in absence of approved water sharing between AP & TS.  A copy of DPR volumes - II & III of Pattiseema LIS were received by this office in December, 2017.  DPRs of Chintalapudi LIS, Purushothampatnam LIS (AP) and Sita Rama Lift Irrigation Project (TS) were not received.  The technical clearance of Middle Kolab Multipurpose Project (Odisha) was taken up.  The Budget estimate of Rs.6.50 Crore, for the FY: 2017-18, was approved.  GRMB commenced buying goods for office use from Government e-Marketplace (GeM).  The officers of the Board participated in various meetings /committees/conferences for getting exposure to new ideas / technological developments in the different fields of water resources.  Two Training programmes namely “Water Governance” and “Trans- Boundary Water Resources-Conflict to Co-operation”, conducted by National Water Academy, Pune were attended by GRMB officers.  Chairman, GRMB delivered lecture on “Experiences of Godavari River Management Board” at National Water Academy, CWC, Pune, as a guest faculty in a training programme on “Trans-boundary water Resources – Conflict to Co-operation”  Chairman, GRMB delivered 33rd Dr. M. Visvesvaraya Memorial Endowment Lecture at Institute of Water Studies, Tharamani, Chennai.

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CONTENTS

CHAPTERS PAGE NO. a From Chairman’s Desk (i)

b Highlights of the year (ii) & (iii) 1 Godavari River 1 – 8 2 An Overview 9 – 10 3 Functions of the Board 11 – 12 4 The Board 13 – 15 5 Meetings 16 – 19 6 Administration & Coordination Matters 20 – 21 7 Financial Matters 22 – 22 8 Technical Matters 23 – 28 9 Power Issues 29 – 29 10 Jurisdiction & Working Manual 30 – 30 11 Parliamentary Questions, RTI, VIP References & 31 – 34 Court cases 12 Staff Welfare 35 – 35 13 Miscellaneous 36 – 50

ANNEXURES

I Organization Chart (As approved) 51 – 51 II Staff Position 52 – 52 III Budget & Expenditure 53 – 53

Chapter – I

GODAVARI RIVER

1.1 HISTORY The Godavari River is the largest in peninsular India and named as the 'Dakshina Ganga' - the South Ganges River. The Godavari Basin is the second largest basin and accounts for nearly 9.50% of the total geographical area of the country.

The River originates 80 kilometres from the Arabian Sea in the Western Ghats of Central India from Brahmagiri near Trimbakeshwar near district Nashik in Maharashtra at an elevation of about 1067 m. The Godavari and its tributaries are an interstate river system, traverse through the states of Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka for a length of about 1465 km and finally drain into the Bay of Bengal at Antarvedi, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. At Dowlaiswaram the river divides into two branches, the Gautami and Vasishta. Between the two lies the Godavari Central delta. The length of Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana is about 772 km. The Godavari River has a drainage area of 3,12,812 Sq.km.

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GODAVARI–WATER RESOURCES: FACTS

Table -01: Salient features of Godavari Basin Area & Location Latitude : 16°19’ to 22°34’ North Longitude : 73°24’ to 83°04’ East Total Catchment of the Basin 3,12,812 Sq.km State Area in Sq.km Percentage (%) Maharashtra 152,199 48.66 Telangana 62,150 19.87 Andhra Pradesh 11,051 3.53 Chhattisgarh 33,434 10.69 Madhya Pradesh 31,821 10.17 Odisha 17,752 5.67 Karnataka 4,405 1.41 Total Length of the River 1465 km

Length in Telangana & AP 772 km

Average Water Resource 110540 MCM Potential Source: India WRIS- http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Godavari

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1.2 SECTIONS The River basin is considered to be divided into 3 sections: • Upper Godavari (source to confluence with Manjira), • Middle Godavari (between confluence of Manjira and Pranahitha) and • Lower Godavari (Pranahitha confluence to mouth of the Sea).

1.3 TRIBUTARIES The principal tributaries of River Godavari are: • Left Side of the River: Wainganga, Kadva, Shivana, Purna, Kadam, Pranhita, Indravati, Taliperu & Sabari.

• Right Side of the River: Nasardi, Darna, Pravara, Sindphana, Manjira, Manair & Kinnerasani.

Pranhita is the largest tributary covering about 34% of its drainage basin. Though the river proper flows only for 113 km, by virtue of its extensive tributaries Wardha, Wainganga, Penganga, the sub-basin drains all of Vidharba region as well as the southern slopes of the Satpura Ranges. Indravati is the 2nd largest tributary, known as the "lifeline" of the Kalahandi, Nabarangapur of Odisha & Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. Manjira (724 km) is the longest tributary and joins Godavari after passing through the Nizam Sagar. Purna is a prime river in the water scarce Marathwada region of Maharashtra.

Table -02: Major Tributaries of Godavari River

No. Tributary Bank Confluence Location Confluence Length Elevation in m in km Pravara Sangam, Nevasa, 1 Pravara Right 463 208 Ahmednagar, Maharashtra Jambulbet, Parbhani, 2 Purna Left 358 373 Marathwada, Maharashtra Kandakurthi, Renjal, Nizamabad, 3 Manjira Right 332 724 Telangana Arenda, Manthani, Karimnagar, 4 Manair Right 115 225 Telangana Kaleshwaram, Mahadevpur, 5 Pranhita Left Karimnagar, Telangana 99 113 Somnoor Sangam, Sironcha, 6 Indravati Left Gadchiroli, Maharashtra 82 535

Kunawaram, East 7 Sabari Left 25 418 Godavari, Andhra Pradesh Source: Wikipedia- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godavari_River

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1.4 SUB-BASINS

Table -03: Sub-basins of Godavari Basin Sub- Basin Elevation Length Catchment Average 75% of source (km) Area in Annual Dependable (MSL) Sq. km Rainfall (mm) yield (MCM) Upper Godavari (G1) 1067 675 33,502 770 7,199.36 Pravara (G2) 1050 208 6,537 606 1,004.00 Purna (G3) 838 373 15,579 797 1,716.95 Manjira (G4) 823 724 30,881 846 3,673.25 Middle Godavari (G5) 323 328 17,189 955 5,373.51 Manair (G6) 533 225 13,106 932 1,263.21 Penganga (G7) 686 676 23,854 960 3,840.51 Wardha (G8) 777 483 24,016 1055 4,800.00 Pranahita (G9) 640 721 61,819 1363 23,633.33 Lower Godavari (G10) 107 462 24,963 1208 6,548.23 Indravati (G11) 914 535 40,939 1588 20,872.50 Sabari (G12) 1372 418 20,427 1433 11,138.29 3,12,812 91,063.10 MCM Source: India WRIS- http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Godavari & WAPCOS

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1.5 INTERSTATE AGREEMENTS As per the Interstate agreement concluded under Godavari Water Dispute Tribunal Award (GWDTA), Telangana & Andhra Pradesh States have share of 1173 TMC.

Table-04: Agreement wise sharing of water (sub-basin wise) Sl. Sub basin & operative Agreement Maharashtra Andhra Pradesh Karnataka No 1. UPPER GODAVARI (G-1) All waters upto Paithan Dam _ _ Clause I of Agreement between Maharashtra & (erstwhile) AP Dt. 6-10-1975 2. PRAVARA (G-2) All waters of the entire Pravara _ _ Clause I of Agreement between Sub-Basin Maharashtra & (erstwhile) AP Dt. 6-10-1975 3 PURNA (G-3) All waters upto Siddeswar Dam _ _ Clause I of Agreement between Maharashtra & (erstwhile) AP Dt. 6-10-1975 4 MANJIRA (G-4) 622 Mm3 (22 TMC) above 1642 Mm3(58 TMC) for i) 370 Mm3 (13.10 TMC) Clause II and III of Agreement Nizamsagar Dam over and above Nizamsagar Project for Karanja Project 3 between Maharashtra and sanctioned projects by 6-10-1975 113 Mm (4 TMC) for ii) 33 Mm3 (1.17 TMC) for Chulkinala (erstwhile) AP Dt. 6-10-1975 (total 30 TMC) Singur Project for Project Hyderabad water iii) 28 Mm3(1 TMC) Lift Irrigation supply. iv) 70 Mm3(2.5 TMC) below Nizamsagar Total 501 Mm3 5 G-1, G-2, G3 and G-4 1633 Mm3 (60 T.M.C) share in All remaining waters _ Clause II and III of Agreement water below Paithan Dam, between Maharashtra and Siddeswar Dam & Nizam Sagar (erstwhile) AP Dt. 6-10-1975 dam & above sanctioned projects by 6-10-1975 (total 102 TMC)

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Sl. Sub basin & operative Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Andhra Pradesh No Agreement 6 MIDDLE GODAVARI (G-5) 11.33 Mm3 (0.4 TMC) All remaining waters Clause I of Agreement between _ Mah., AP & MP Dt. 19-12-1975

7 MANER (G-6) _ _ All waters Clause II of Agrmt between Mah., AP & MP Dt. 19-12-1975 8 PENGANGA (G-7) _ i) All waters upto Lower Penganga, All remaining waters Clause III of Agreement Waghadi & Saikhadi Dam Projects of Penganga Sub- between Maharashtra, AP & ii) 255Mm3 (9 TMC) below the above Basin MP Dt. 19-12-1975 sites.

9 WARDHA (G-8) i) 255 Mm3 (9 TMC) above Upper Wardha i) All waters upto Tulna, Chargam, All remaining waters Clause IV of Agrmt between Project. Nirguda and Bhandara Projects. of Wardha Sub-Basin. Mah., AP & MP Dt. 19-12-1975 ii) 28.30 Mm3(1 TMC) in remaining portion. ii) 736.24 Mm3 (26 TMC). 10 PRANAHITA (G-9) i) All waters upto 5 specified projects in Clause V of Agreement between Kanhal Valley. Maharashtra, AP & MP ii) 396.44 Mm3 (14 TMC) below above projects Dt. 19-12-1975 iii) All waters upto dhuti weir & 8 specified projects in Wainganga Valley. iv) All waters upto Pujaritola project on Bagh river. v) All waters upto Sitekasa Dam on Bawanthari. vi) All waters upto Totladoh on Pench River. vii) 1670.70Mm3 (59 TMC) below above projects. vii) 425 Mm3 (15 TMC) reserved for Maharashtra as regulated supply from M.P

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Sl. Sub basin & operative Maharashtra Andhra Pradesh Chattisgarh Orissa No Agreement 11 LOWER GODAVARI (G-10) 28.3 Mm3 (1 TMC) i) 141.59 Mm3 (5 TMC) i) All waters upto 5 Clause VI of Agreement for Taliperu Project. specified project between Maharashtra, AP & sites in the award. MP Dt. 19-12-1975 ii) 2406.95 Mm3 (85 TMC)

for Inchampally Project. ii) 255 Mm3 (9 TMC) below above iii) All remaining waters. projects.

12 INDRAVATI (G-11) i) 962.78 Mm3 (34 TMC) upto i) All remaining waters of i) 7730.54 Mm3 (273 i) All waters upto Clause VII of Agreement Bhopalapatnam Project. Indravati Sub- Basin TMC) upto Upper Indravati between Maharashtra, AP & Downstream of Bhopalapatnam Projects sites. MP Dt 19-12-1975 Clause Bhopalapatnam Project. Project. 3 G11 of Agreement between ii) 198.22 Mm (7 TMC) below Orissa and MP ii) Balance water Bhopalapatnam. ii) All waters upto Dt. 11-7-1979 below Upper Chintavagu, Indravati Projects Jallavagu and after ensuring 45 Kothapalli. TMC at Chhattisgarh Border. iii) 538 Mm3

(19 TMC) additional water.

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Sl. Sub basin & operative Andhra Pradesh Chhattisgarh Orissa No Agreement 13 SABARI (G-12) i) 56.63 Mm3 (2 TMC) upto i) All waters upto Barunadi, i) All waters upto Common Clause VIII of Agreement Machkund Project and Mupari, Gorali Nadi, Boundary with CHH. between Maharashtra., AP & 56.63Mm3 between Machkund Saileruvagu, Ordeltons and

MP Dt. 19-12-1975 and Balimela Dam. Janavagu Integrated Projects. ii) All waters upto Govindapalli, Clause G12 of Agreement Satiguda, Parasona-Palle and 3 between Orissa & MP ii) All remaining waters of Sabari ii) 509.71 Mm (18 TMC) below Potteru Projects. Dt. 11-7-1979 Above Projects. Sub-Basin. 3 iii) 1132-68 Mm (40 TMC) D/S of

Clause II of Agreement Above Projects. iii) 283.1 Mm3 (10 TMC) for between AP & Orissa evaporation losses of the 3 Dt. 15-12-1978 iv) 764.56 Mm (27 TMC) below Power Projects. Above Projects.

v) 83.17 Mm3 (10 TMC) for evaporation losses for Joint Hydro- Electric Projects.

vi) 56.63 Mm3 (2 TMC) between Machkund and Balimela Dams. Source: Interstate Agreements

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Chapter – II

AN OVERVIEW

2.1 APEX COUNCIL In pursuance of Section 84(1) of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, the Central Government constituted an Apex Council for the supervision of the functioning of GRMB with Minister of Water Resources, Government of India as Chairperson and Chief Ministers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh as Members.

 Functions of the Apex Council:

• Supervision of the functioning of the GRMB; • Planning and approval of proposals for construction of new projects, if any, based on Godavari river water, after getting the proposal appraised and recommended by the Board and by the Central Water Commission, wherever required; • Resolution of any dispute amicably arising out of the sharing of river waters through negotiations and mutual agreement between the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

2.2 CONSTITUTION OF GRMB By the Resolution of the Central Government for the bifurcation of the then State of Andhra Pradesh into the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Act, 2014 was promulgated in Parliament and under the Presidential Orders, Ministry of Law and Justice published the Act vide Gazette No.6 of 2014 on 1st March, 2014.

Consequent upon bifurcation of the State, it became mandatory to share of water of both major rivers of Godavari and Krishna between the two successor States – Telangana and Andhra Pradesh as per allocations of GWDT, KWDT and ISWDA, 1956 and to look into the matters connected with projects on river Godavari and Krishna of both the States.

In view of the warranted situation, in exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-Sections (1), (4) and (5) of the Section 85 of A.P. Reorganisation Act, 2014 (part IX), the Central Government constituted Godavari River Management Board with autonomous status under the administrative control of the Central Government vide Ministry of Water Resources Notification dated 28th May, 2014 for the administration, regulation, maintenance and operation of such projects, as may be notified by the Central Government from time to time.

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2.2.1 Constitution of the Board In pursuance of Gazette of India Notified by Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR dated 28th May, 2014, the Central Government appointed the following Chairperson and Members for Godavari River Management Board:

(1) An officer of the level of Additional Secretary - Chairperson to the Government of India from the Central Water Engineering (Group ‘A’) Service

(2) Two members, to be nominated by each of the - Members successor States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, of which one shall be the technical member not below the rank of Chief Engineer and the other administrative member to represent the concerned States.

(3) One expert from the Central Power - Members Engineering (Group ‘A’) Service.

(4) An Officer not below the rank of Chief - Member Secretary Engineer from the Central Water Engineering (Group ‘A’) Service.

2.3 HEADQUARTERS The headquarters of GRMB is at Hyderabad in the State of Telangana in accordance with Section 85(2) of part IX of A.P. Reorganisation Act, 2014.

2.4 ORGANISATION In pursuance of Section 86(1), the Board shall employ such staff as it may consider necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions under A.P. Reorganisation Act, 2014 and such staff shall, at the first instance, be appointed on deputation from the Government of Telangana and Government of Andhra Pradesh in equal proportion and absorbed permanently in the Board.

2.5 BUDGETARY FUNDS In pursuance of Section 86(2) of the A.P. Reorganisation Act, 2014, Government of Telangana and Government of Andhra Pradesh shall at all times provide the necessary funds to the Board to meet all expenses required for the discharge of its functions.

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Chapter – III

FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD

3.1 FUNCTIONS OF GRMB GRMB is vested with the general responsibility in coordinating with the State Governments concerned regarding the regulation, maintenance, operation of water and power.

3.1.1 The important functions of the Board laid down in the Act are: - (a) the regulation of supply of water from the projects to the successor States having regard to –– (i) Awards granted by the Tribunals constituted under the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956; (ii) Any agreement entered into or arrangement made covering the Government of existing State of Andhra Pradesh and any other State or Union territory;

(b) the regulation of supply of power generated to the authority in-charge of the distribution of power having regard to any agreement entered into or arrangement made covering the Government of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh and any other State or Union territory;

(c) the construction of such of the remaining on-going or new works connected with the development of the water resources projects relating to the rivers or their tributaries through the successor States as the Central Government may specify by notification in the Official Gazette;

(d) making an appraisal of any proposal for construction of new projects on Godavari river and giving technical clearance, after satisfying that such projects do not negatively impact the availability of water as per the awards of the Tribunals constituted under the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 for the projects already completed or taken up before the appointed day;

(e) such other functions as the Central Government may entrust to it on the basis of the principles specified in the Eleventh Schedule of A.P. Reorganisation Act, 2014.

3.1.2 Principles governing the functioning of the Board, as applicable to GRMB, as per the Eleventh Schedule are:

1. In the event of conflicting demand of water for irrigation and power, the requirement of water for irrigation shall take precedence.

2. In the event of conflicting demand of water for irrigation and drinking water, the requirement of water for drinking water purpose shall take precedence.

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3. The allocations made by the River Water Tribunals with regard to various projects on Godavari River or for the regions of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh, in respect of assured water shall remain the same.

4. Allocations, if any, to be made on excess flows by any Tribunal in future shall be binding on both the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

5. While the Governments of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh shall be responsible for managing natural calamities, the Board shall advise the two State Governments on the management of disaster or drought or flood in the river of Godavari, particularly in reference to the release of water for the management and mitigation of the natural calamities. The Boards shall have the full authority to get their orders implemented by the two State Governments promptly and effectively in respect of operation of the head works of the dams, reservoirs or head works of canals and works appurtenant thereto including the hydel power projects, as notified by the Central Government, on Godavari Rivers.

6. No new projects based on water resources arrived at based on appropriate dependability criteria on Godavari River can be taken up by the State of Telangana or the State of Andhra Pradesh without obtaining sanction from the Apex Council on River water resources. All such proposals shall be first appraised and technically cleared by the Board, before sanction by the said Apex Council.

7. Execution of ongoing projects and future new projects on Godavari River shall be the responsibility of the State Government concerned where the project is located.

8. In case of non-implementation of the decision by either of the States, the defaulting State shall bear the responsibility and shall face financial and other penalties imposed by the Central Government.

In the discharge of its assigned functions, the Board exercises the powers conferred by the Section 88 of the A. P. Reorganisation Act, 2014 to make regulations consistent with the Act.

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Chapter – IV

THE BOARD

4.1 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF GRMB The following officers are from Central Government: (i) Chairman (ii) Member Secretary (iii) Expert Member (iv) Member The organisation chart of the Board Office is appended at Annexure- I.

4.2 FUNCTIONS & POWERS The functions and powers of Chairman and Members are as under:

CHAIRMAN The Chairman is the Head of the Organisation. He interacts with the State and Central Government authorities; chairs the Board Meetings and provides directions to set up organisational goals; has full powers for approving the administrative and technical estimates of the Board; has full powers to re-appropriate the budget from one sub-head to other; oversees and reviews the overall performance of various Units of the Organisation.

MEMBER SECRETARY Responsible for overall planning and managing all administrative and financial matters of the organisation; organising the Board Meetings; authenticate and communicate all orders, sanctions and decisions of the Board; preparation of Annual report; formulation of the annual budget; e-governance and all other functions as assigned by the Chairman. He has been delegated financial powers up to Rs. 10 lakhs, by the Chairman.

EXPERT MEMBER Responsible for regulation of supply of power as per provisions in the Act, collection of power related data, preparation of power use account, policy document on power, monitoring generation and distribution of power and advise the Board on all power related issues and any other matters as assigned by the Chairman.

MEMBER Responsible for providing guidance and support in appraisal of new projects; collection of hydrological and hydro-meteorological data; interacting with the States for technical and operational requirements of projects; regulation of supply of water as per provisions

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of the Act; preparation of policy document on water; inspection of projects; management and mitigation of natural calamities; projects maintenance, operations, modernisation; dam safety, improving water use efficiency of the projects as notified by Central Government on approval of the Board; other matters such as technological advancements, software development, disaster management and any other matters as assigned by the Chairman.

4.3 INCUMBENTS The incumbents to the posts of Chairman and Members of GRMB during the year 2017-18 were:

1 Chairman Shri H K Sahu (01-05-2017 to 31-03-2018)

2 Member Dr. Samir Chatterjee (01-04-2017 to 31-03-2018) Secretary

3 Expert Shri A Balan (01-04-2017 to 18-05-2017) Member (Addl. charge)

Shri C Venkata Subbaiah (06-11-2017 to 31-03-2018)

4 Member Shri A Paramesham (31-08-2017 to 15-10-2017) (Addl. charge)

Shri P S Kutiyal (06-11-2017 to 31-03-2018)

4.4 OTHER OFFICERS and STAFF OF THE BOARD The supporting officers/ staff from the level of Superintending Engineer to Assistant Executive Engineer and ministerial staff were deployed on deputation/on duty basis from both the State Governments of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) and Telangana (GoT). In addition, one Assistant Director- II was posted on informal basis from Central Water Commission. The sanctioned strength of GRMB is 25 posts. The existing strength during the year is given below:

(i) GoAP – 13 (ii) GoT – 7 (iii) CWC – 1 ------Total 21 Nos.

The present organisation chart and staff position is at Annexure – II.

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4.5 UNITS OF THE BOARD OFFICE Member Secretary, Expert Member, Member shall be assisted by the following units headed by Dy. Secretary/ Director/ Superintending Engineer level officers. Allied duties and functions are grouped under respective units and each unit is divided into divisions, headed by an Executive Engineer/ Under Secretary (F). The Executive Engineer/ Under Secretary (F) is supported by the Officers of the level of Asst. Director/ Dy. Executive Engineer, Asst. Executive Engineer, Superintendent, Accounts Officer, Sr. Assistant and Jr. Assistant.

(i) Administration and Finance Unit (A & F Unit), a. Administration & Coordination division b. Finance division (ii) Technical Unit a. Water Management division b. Appraisal division (iii) Power Unit. a. Power division

4.6 RESPONSIBILITIES OF STATE GOVERNMENTS The States shall extend full cooperation in close coordination with Member Secretary in the conduct of Board Meeting, confirmation of the minutes of the meeting and implementation of the decisions taken in the Board meeting and also in all administrative and technical matters related to their respective Governments. The Board Members from the State Governments during the year are:

1 Administrative Dr. S. K. Joshi, Spl. Chief (01-04-2017 to 30-01-2018) Member, Secretary, I&CAD, GoT. Telangana Dr. S. K. Joshi, Chief Secretary, (31-01-2018 to 31-03-2018) I &CAD, GoT. 2 Administrative Sh. Shashi Bhusan Kumar, (01-04-2017 to 31-03-2018) Member, Secretary to Govt., WRD, Andhra Pradesh GoAP. 3 Technical Sh. C. Muralidhar, (01-04-2017 to 31-03-2018) Member, Engineer-In-Chief, I & CAD, Telangana GoT. 4 Technical Sh. M. Venkateshwar Rao, (01-04-2017 to 31-03-2018) Member, Engineer-In-Chief, WRD, Andhra Pradesh GoAP.

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Chapter - V

MEETINGS 5.1 BOARD MEETINGS Two Board meetings of GRMB were held during 2017-18. The details are given below:

The 5th Board meeting of GRMB was held on 21-07-2017 under the Chairmanship of Shri. H K Sahu, Chairman, GRMB at Conference Hall, 5th Floor, Jalasoudha, Errum Manzil, Hyderabad. Detailed deliberations were held on various agenda items and the following important decisions were taken in the Meeting:

 Reserve Fund: It was decided that the Board shall gradually build up the Reserve Fund, out of the savings from approved/allocated budget, subject to a maximum of Rs.1 Crore per year to make a Reserve Fund of up to Rs.10 Crore.

 Grant -in -Aid General: It was decided that the Board may request MoWR, RD & GR to consider the Grant-in-Aid General of Rs.1 Crore as contribution of the Central Government as seed money for the Board.

 Budget: It was decided that the budget allocation to the Board is to be met by both the State Governments i.e. Telangana & Andhra Pradesh on 50:50 basis.

 Logo for GRMB: The Logo for GRMB was approved. The theme of the logo includes hydrological cycle, irrigation project, power lines, drinking water and crops.

 Structure of the Secretariat: 25 posts were created to be filled on deputation. (10 posts each from Govt. of Telangana and govt. of Andhra Pradesh and 05 posts from Central Govt.)

 Authenticated data: Both the State Govts. agreed to provide the list of projects and corresponding project authorities to GRMB for creating login credentials to enable State Governments to upload data of their respective projects directly in the website of GRMB. The 6th Board Meeting was held on 12-12-2017 under the Chairmanship of Shri. H K Sahu, Chairman, GRMB at Conference Hall, 5th Floor, Jalasoudha, Errum Manzil, Hyderabad.

The important decisions taken in the Meeting are summarized below:  Grant-in-Aid General: It was decided that Grant-in-Aid General provided to GRMB by the Central Government (with the condition of returning the same after the State Governments contribute fund to GRMB) be retained by the Board till the Reserve Fund is built up.

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 05 posts from Central Govt.: Keeping in view the necessity of having officers from Central Services, it was decided that MoWR may be approached to consider deputation of 05 personnel from Central Govt.

 Recruitment Rules: ‘GRMB Recruitment Rules-2017’ were approved for 20 nos. of posts.

 Air travel by private Airlines: Chairman, GRMB was empowered to allow all gazetted officers working in GRMB to travel by private airlines also in case of exigencies of work.

 Casual Leaves/ Restricted Holidays: In view of five days-a-week working schedule in GRMB and to maintain uniformity of admissible leaves/holidays among Central/State Govt. employees, 10 Casual leaves and 02 Restricted/ Optional holidays were allowed, in a calendar year.

 Working Manual: ‘GRMB Working Manual-2017’ was approved.

 Authenticated data: GRMB communicated the login credentials to the authorised project authorities of GoT and requested GoAP to provide the list of projects and respective project authorities for assigning login details.

 TAC Notes/Project data: GRMB requested both the State Governments of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to provide whatever details available with them including TAC Notes to GRMB to create data bank in GRMB.

 Middle Kolab Project: GRMB requested both the Govts. to furnish observations on Middle Kolab Multi-purpose project (Odisha) to process the Technical Clearance by GRMB.

 Telemetry: The Board accorded in-principal approval for installation of Telemetry System/Automatic Data Acquisition System to acquire Real Time data of Projects/Reservoirs in Godavari basin of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and for constitution of Three Member Committee comprising of one member each from both the States and GRMB.

5.2 MEETINGS WITH STATE GOVERNMENTS 1) Chairman, GRMB held a meeting with ENC (I) & (AW), WRD, GoAP at Vijayawada on 07-10-2017 regarding pending issues such as furnishing Project details of Major & Medium Irrigation projects, DPRs, copy of approved TAC Notes etc. pertaining to Andhra Pradesh.

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Meeting with officials of GoAP at Vijayawada

2) Chairman, GRMB also held a meeting with the Special Chief Secretary and Engineer-in-Chief, I & CAD Dept., GoT on 20-10-2017 in Hyderabad regarding pending issues such as furnishing project details of Major & Medium Irrigation projects, DPRs, copy of approved TAC Notes etc. pertaining to Telangana State.

3) The 1st meeting of the Three Member Committee on Telemetry held on 29-01-2018 in GRMB office to identify location of probable Telemetry stations in Godavari basin.

4) The 2nd meeting of the Three Member Committee on Telemetry was held on 27-03-2018 in GRMB office. The Committee held discussions for fine tuning the list of location of probable Telemetry stations in Godavari basin.

5.3 MEETINGS IN MOWR, RD & GR 1) Chairman, GRMB attended the meeting held by Shri U P Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, RD&GR on 09-02-2018 at New Delhi to discuss Jurisdiction of GRMB & KRMB and other related issues pertaining to the Boards.

2) Chairman, GRMB attended the meeting held by Shri U P Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, RD&GR on 15-02-2018 at New Delhi to discuss various outstanding issues of the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

3) The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation organised a “Regional Conference of Southern States on Water Resources” on 20-02-2018 at hotel Vivantha, Begumpet, Hyderabad. The conference was chaired

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by Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Hon’ble Minister of State (WR, RD & GR) and Parliamentary Affairs. Five southern states namely, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana, Union Territory of Puducherry represented by their Hon’ble Ministers/ Principal Secretaries/ Engineer-in-Chiefs of Water Resources and officers of various departments under MoWR, RD & GR located in Hyderabad participated in the conference. Chairman, GRMB accompanied by Member Secretary & Member also attended the conference. The objective of the conference was to discuss pending inter-state water resources issues.

Regional Conference of Southern States on Water Resources

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Chapter - VI

ADMINISTRATION & COORDINATION MATTERS

6.1 DEVELOPMENT OF WEBSITE The website of GRMB was hosted successfully on 7th June, 2017 under the guidance of National Informatics Centre (NIC) at NIC with the domain name and is operational since then. It is maintained by NIC, Hyderabad. The website gives an overall view of GRMB like constitution, organisation and functions of GRMB, Agreements, Acts & Awards related to water sharing in Godavari basin, Annual Report for FY: 2016-17, location details of GRMB office, circulars of GRMB, photographs of important events, RTI etc.

6.2 e- GOVERNANCE e-Governance is the application of information and communication technologies to transform the efficiency, effectiveness, transparency and accountability of informational and transactional exchanges with in government, between government & govt. agencies of National, State, Municipal and Local levels, citizen & businesses and to empower citizens through access & use of information.

Over the years, a large number of initiatives have been undertaken by various State Governments and Central Ministries to usher in an era of e-Government. e-Governance in India has steadily evolved from computerization of Government Departments to initiatives that encapsulate the finer points of Governance, such as citizen centricity, service orientation and transparency.

The National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), takes a holistic view of e-Governance initiatives across the country, integrating them into a collective vision, a shared cause. An initiative driving this growth is the Digital India.

An initiative of Digital India which is adopted by GRMB during the FY:2017-18 is briefed below.

6.2.1 e-Office The Government of India, in recognition of the long-felt need for efficiency in government processes and service delivery mechanisms, has included e-Office as a core mission mode project (MMP) under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP). It is estimated that this MMP has the potential of targeting over 2 lakh users.

For implementation of e-Office in GRMB, Nodal officer has been nominated and communicated to the Ministry. Further, the implementation of e-Office requires hardware, software, man power, for which the charges that may incur are huge.

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Keeping in view of the staff strength of GRMB and huge expenditure, the Ministry was requested to create an OU in the instance of MoWR. The response of the Ministry is awaited.

6.3 GRMB RECRUITMENT RULES- 2017 The ‘GRMB Recruitment Rules-2017’ came into force with effect from 12-12-2017 and the same was communicated to the Board Members as well as Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR. The Recruitment Rules were framed for filling up the posts on 50:50 basis from the State Governments of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on deputation except the posts to be filled by Central Government staff on deputation.

6.4 FILING SYSTEM The existing filing system since inception of GRMB was reviewed and modified to suit the needs of organisation and for ease of work. The classification, arrangement and numbering scheme was adopted in accordance with Record Retention Schedule of Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, 2012.

6.5 CORRESPONDENCE WITH MOWR, RD & GR i. The Ministry was requested for the inclusion of the name of the Organisation – “Godavari River Management Board” in the list of departments of Ministry’s website.

ii. In accordance with the decision of the Board, the Ministry was requested to consider filling up the 05 central posts on deputation from Central Government keeping in view the necessity of the GOI personnel to fulfil the mandatory functions of GRMB such as appraisal of the projects, Admin & Financial matters as per GOI norms etc.

iii. Ministry was requested to consider re-designating Member as “Member (Civil)” and Expert Member as “Member (Power)” duly taking up the matter with the Ministry of Power.

iv. Ministry was requested to consider inclusion of Member, GRMB as “Member of the Board” as most of the work of the Board is of technical nature (dealt by the Member).

v. GRMB nominated a nodal officer for eHRMS for interacting with the Ministry. Subsequently Gap Analysis Report was sent to the Ministry for implementation of eHRMS.

vi. e-Governance cell, MoWR, RD & GR conveyed letter exempting GRMB from Phase-II for implementation of eHRMS, in October, 2017.

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Chapter - VII

FINANCIAL MATTERS

7.1 ACCOUNTS & PROCUREMENT As per the A.P. Reorganisation Act 2014, the State Governments are required to provide necessary funds to the Board to meet all expenses and such amounts are to be apportioned between the States concerned. As per the decision taken by the Board in the 5th Board Meeting, such amounts shall be apportioned by 50:50 basis between GoT & GoAP.

Government Procurement - Government e-Marketplace (GeM) Government created one stop Government e-Marketplace (GeM) to facilitate online procurement of common use Goods & Services required by various Government Departments / Organizations / PSUs. GeM enhances transparency, efficiency and speed in public procurement. It also provides the tools of e-bidding and reverse e-auction as well as demand aggregation to facilitate the government users to achieve the best value for the money. GRMB initiated the process of GeM by registering primary user and secondary users and now GRMB procures all necessary items through Government e-Marketplace (GeM).

The major items procured during the financial year 2017-18 are:

i. Computers, Laptop, UPs ii. Laser printers, printer cum scanners iii. LED TV, iv. Refrigerator v. Printer cartridges

7.2 BUDGET & EXPENDITURE The budget estimate of Rs. 6.50 Crores was approved by the Board for the FY: 2017-18. The statement showing the sub-head wise budget estimate and actual expenditure incurred by the Board during 2017-18 is given at Annexure – III.

7.3 AUDIT The organisation is required to prepare annual statement of accounts. The account needs to be audited by the Accountant General. Accordingly, as per item no. 6.2.1 of SRD of 6th Board Meeting held on 12-12-2017, the Board decided to get accounts audited annually by a Chartered Accountant nominated by Principal Accountant General (PAG), Hyderabad. GRMB has initiated the process of audit of annual accounts for the FY: 2016-17 and 2017-18.

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Chapter - VIII

TECHNICAL MATTERS

8.1 LIST OF PROJECTS APPROVED BY TAC OF MoWR, RD & GR Board Office requested Central Water Commission, State Governments of AP & TS to furnish the list of projects in Godavari basin approved by Technical Appraisal Commission (TAC). A list of projects approved since 2000 in both the States of AP & TS has been furnished by CWC. The list consists of 15 Major Projects and 14 Medium Projects.

8.2 WATER SHARING IN GODAVARI BASIN For sharing of Godavari water between the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, there have to be agreements, or the Awards granted by Tribunal so that GRMB may discharge its functions as per Section 85 (8) and principle 7 laid down in Eleventh Schedule of A.P. Reorganisation Act, 2014.

MoWR, RD&GR was requested on 29-05-2017 that a meeting between the party States may be convened, at the earliest, to decide upon the following matters so as to enable GRMB to discharge its functions as per the Act:

(i) Both the party States may be advised to come up with proposals for sharing of Godavari water on terms mutually agreed upon and, then enter into an Agreement.

(ii) In the event that such an Agreement could not be entered into, a tribunal may be appointed for sharing of Godavari water/power between the States of Govt. of Andhra Pradesh and Govt. of Telangana.

On the request of MoWR, RD & GR, a concept note on water sharing was also furnished in November, 2017 for taking necessary action.

8.3 LIST OF PROJECTS SUBMITTED TO GROUP OF MINISTERS BY ERSTWHILE AP AT THE TIME OF BIFURCATION GRMB requested Commissioner (SPR), MoWR on 28-12-2017 to furnish the list of projects submitted by erstwhile Andhra Pradesh to the Group of Ministers constituted by Cabinet at the time of bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.

8.4 APEX COUNCIL Government of Andhra Pradesh, vide their letter dated 28-05-2016, requested MoWR, RD & GR to convene a meeting of the Apex Council and to ensure that all works of new projects taken up by GoTS are put on hold until the issue (sharing of water) is resolved.

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The first meeting of the Apex Council was held on 21-09-2016 wherein the following decision was taken:

“Agenda Item No.1: Due to divergent position taken by the two States on this item, convene Apex Council meeting as and when required to resolve issues raised of both the States”.

Government of Telangana requested MoWR, RD & GR, vide their letter dated 28-07-2017, to convene Apex Council meeting to advise the GoAP to restrain from the construction of new projects and to review progress of Telangana getting its rightful share in Krishna water due to diversion of Godavari water to Krishna River by AP.

MoWR, RD & GR vide their letter dated 23-08-2017, referring the GoT letter as mentioned above, requested GRMB to furnish the view/ comments on the same.

GRMB submitted its views and requested MoWR, RD & GR, vide letter dated 07-09-2017, to convene the meeting of the Apex Council at the earliest to sort out the issues of sharing of Godavari water between the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and to advise both the States to furnish the DPRs of new projects and copies of approvals of existing and ongoing projects to the Board, as requested for, from time to time.

The issue was raised again by GRMB in the First “Regional Conference of Southern States on Water Resources” held at Hyderabad on 20-02-2018. It was decided in the meeting that the issues related to KRMB, GRMB and ongoing/new projects will be addressed in Apex Council meeting likely to be held in near future.

8.5 INTER-STATE BOARD Inter State Board has been constituted by Telangana State & Maharashtra to resolve the issues of Joint Irrigation Projects. MoWR, RD & GR requested GRMB on 30-08-2017 to furnish the views on the objections raised by GoAP on constitution of the Inter-State Board. GRMB furnished views to MoWR, RD & GR on 27-12-2017.

8.6 TELEMETRY In pursuance of the decision taken in the 6th Board Meeting held on 12-12-2017, a committee has been constituted to suggest locations and technical specifications of the instruments for installation of Telemetry System/Automatic Data Acquisition System (ADAS) in Godavari Basin in States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

The Constitution of the Committee is as under: 1. Shri P S Kutiyal, Member, GRMB. 2. Shri G. Shanker Naik, CE, Hydrology & Investigation, I & CAD, GoTS, nominated by GoTS. 3. Shri T.V.N.A.R. Kumar, CE, Hydrology, WRD, GoAP, nominated by GoAP. 4. Shri M Ravi Kumar, Superintending Engineer, GRMB - Convenor.

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TORs of the Committee: (i) To identify the locations for installing instruments.

(ii) To frame technical specifications of the instruments for the system.

(iii)Committee shall submit its report to the Chairman, GRMB within 3 months period. In case of exigency, Chairman, GRMB may extend the tenure of the Committee by 15 days.

(iv) TA/DA, on tour, of the Members of the Committee will be borne by their respective departments.

(v) The committee would be operational from Hyderabad and GRMB would facilitate day-to-day functioning of the committee.

(vi) The Superintending Engineer, GRMB shall be the Convenor.

(vii) Governments of Telangana & Andhra Pradesh would provide all necessary support and information to enable the committee to complete its assigned task.

1st meeting of the Committee was held on 29-01-2018. The committee identified 120 Telemetry Stations and requested both the Governments to verify suitability of locations for installation of Telemetry System and to identify existing/planned telemetry stations installed/ to be installed by GoAP and GoTS, to avoid duplication.

2nd meeting of the Committee was held on 27-03-2018. The Committee discussed about existing telemetry stations installed by GoAP and by Central Water Commission. The Chief Engineer, Member of the committee nominated from GoTS, expressed that the list of existing and planned Telemetry Stations under Godavari Basin will be furnished after discussion with GoTS. The Chief Engineer was requested by Member, GRMB to expedite furnishing requisite details. Presentations were given by representatives of equipment suppliers, M/s Sutron India and M/s Aaxis Nano technologies on Telemetry System.

8.7 CORRESPONDENCE ON IRRIGATION PROJECTS For discharging functions of the Board as per provisions of the A.P. Reorganisation Act 2014, GRMB requested both GoT and GoAP to provide DPRs of the new projects of their respective States. Project-wise brief status on irrigation projects are given in the following para:

1. Chintalapudi LIS (AP) CWC returned DPR to GoAP requesting to re-submit revised DPR to CWC through GRMB, after attending to all the deficiencies pointed out by CWC. GRMB requested Chief Engineer, Godavari Delta System, Dowleswaram on 13-06-2017 and reminded on 01-02-2018 to submit revised DPR.

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2. Pattiseema LIS (AP) CWC communicated their observations on Project Report (PR) of Pattiseema for their compliance by the Project Authority. GRMB requested GoAP on 25-05-2016 and reminded on 31-01-2018 to submit the compliance of the comments and copies of remaining volumes II & III of PR. GoAP submitted volumes II & III of PR to GRMB.

3. Sharing of Godavari water lifted by GoAP from Pattiseema (TS) Representative of GoTS raised issue of “sharing of Godavari water lifted by GoAP from Pattiseema” in 6th Board meeting held on 12-12-2017. Chairman, GRMB stated that the issue was brought without prior notice. Therefore, GRMB may respond to the issue if GoTS submits it in writing. The views of GoAP would also have to be taken.

GRMB received a letter from GoTS on the issue and examined it in the light of relevant provisions of GWDT Award. GRMB’s considered views were communicated to GoTS.

4. Sita Rama Lift Irrigation Project (TS) Central Water Commission informed GRMB regarding submission of DPR of Sita Rama Lift Irrigation project on Godavari River. CWC requested GoT to submit DPR to GRMB also. GRMB also requested Chief Engineer (Irrigation Project), Khammam, GoT, on 27-02-2018, to submit a copy of DPR of Sita Rama Lift Irrigation project for appraisal to accord technical clearance by GRMB as per Section 85 (8)(d) and approval by Apex Council as per Section 84(3)(ii) of AP Reorganisation Act, 2014.

5. Peddavagu Project (TS) GoAP, on 20.10.2017, requested GRMB to direct GoT for taking up modernisation of the Peddavagu project which supplies water to both the States.

GRMB informed to GoAP on 10.11.2017 that, as the said project has not been notified by the Central Government, under the provisions of AP Reorganisation Act, 2014, the project is beyond the jurisdiction of GRMB. As such, the Board is not in a position to issue directions to the GoT, at this stage.

6. Data/details of completed and ongoing projects GRMB since 2015 has been requesting the ENC(I)s of both States for furnishing the following details: i. the list of projects with copies of approvals of the Completed and Ongoing Projects by the Competent Authority.

ii. the DPR’s of new projects to this office for appraisal, to comply with the provision of Section 85(8)(d) of A.P. Reorganisation Act, 2014.

iii. In case of no new projects, at present, the same may be intimated in writing to GRMB. Both the States have not furnished the same.

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7. Middle Kolab Multipurpose Project (Odisha) The Detailed Project Report of Middle Kolab Multipurpose Project, furnished by the Chief Engineer, PPF&I, Secha Sadhan, Bhubaneswar on 03-07-2017, was scrutinised by GRMB. The Project Proposal was taken up for technical clearance in the 6th Board Meeting of GRMB, held on 12-12-2017. The Govt. of Telangana furnished their observations on DPR on 02-01-2018. GRMB is addressing to the observation of GoT with the help of data/ details furnished by the Project Authority.

8. Kaleswaram LIS (TS) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Pranahita-Chevella Sujala Sravanthi project report was submitted to CWC by the then Government of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh State in the year 2010. The project was not cleared from Inter-State angle.

The GoTS submitted DPR of Kaleswaram Project to CWC for techno-economical appraisal of the project in February, 2016. CWC desired GRMB to appraise project as per provisions of the A.P. Reorganisation Act, 2014. GRMB requested GOT to provide a copy of DPR of the Project. GoTS took stand that it re-engineered the original project by dividing it into two components viz., Kaleswaram & Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Pranahita Project (Adilabad). Therefore, it is an ongoing project.

GRMB gathered soft copy of DPR from CWC and preliminary comments/observations on the DPR of Kaleswaram project were communicated to CWC.

GRMB further communicated to CWC, on 02-11-2017, that the project cannot be taken up for Technical Clearance under Section 85(8)(d) of A.P. Reorganisation Act, 2014 in absence of approved water allocation of completed and ongoing projects in Godavari basin and water sharing between AP & TS by an agreement between them or by a Tribunal.

9. Construction of barrage on river Godavari at downstream of intake pump of JCR Devadula Lift Irrigation (TS) GoAP, informed GRMB that Administrative Approval for preparation of DPR for construction of the barrage has been accorded by GoTS. GRMB requested GoTS to furnish DPR, if already prepared. No response is received in this regard from GoTS.

10. Jyothi Rao Pule Dummugudem Nagarjunasagar Sujala Sravanthi Project GoAP, vide letter dated 29-12-2017, requested GRMB to address the Government of India to take up this project as National Project in the interest of the both the successor States.

GRMB informed GoAP, on 30-01-2018, that as the said project has not been notified by the Central Government, under the provisions of A.P. Reorganisation Act, 2014, the

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project is beyond the purview of GRMB. GoAP was advised to take up the issue directly with the MoWR, RD&GR.

Further, GoAP, on 07-03-2018, has requested MoWR, RD&GR to take up the Project as National Project in the interest of the both the successor states duly placing the matter before Apex Council, as the execution of the Project has to be carried out in the territory of Telangana State.

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Chapter - IX

POWER ISSUES

The status of the issue pertaining to “Power scheduling by APGENCO, from Upper and Lower Sileru Hydroelectric Projects” was informed in the 6th meeting of GRMB held on 12-12-2017 that the Committee, set up by the Ministry of Power to resolve the issues raised by the residual States of AP and TS w.r.t. power sector, has submitted its report to the Ministry of Power.

Representative of GoAP expressed that the communication received from CEA/ MoP may be shared with them for expediting resolution of the issue. Chairman, GRMB assured to communicate with both the States.

Of late, the Ministry of Power communicated, to the Governments of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the decision to dissolve the Committee. GRMB has requested the Ministry of Power for creation of suitable mechanism to resolve the pending power issues.

It is contemplated to take up the work pertaining to regulation of supply of power to the authority in-charge of the distribution of Power, as envisaged under Section 85 (8) (b) of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.

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Chapter - X

JURISDICTION & WORKING MANUAL

10.1 JURISDICTION As per Section 87 (1) of A.P. Reorganisation Act, 2014, the Board shall ordinarily exercise jurisdiction on Godavari river in regard to any of the projects/head works (barrages, dams, reservoirs, regulating structures), part of canal network and transmission lines necessary to deliver water or power to the States concerned, as may be notified by the Central Government, having regard to the awards, if any, made by the Tribunals constituted under the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956.

Earlier, a draft notification for bringing projects under jurisdiction of the Board was prepared by the Board Secretariat and sent to both the States to communicate their views. The issue was discussed during 4th meeting of the Board.

As the issue could not be resolved at Board’s level, the Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR was requested for taking up action, vide letter Dt. 07-12-2016. After obtaining views of both States, GRMB further sent the draft notification to the Ministry, along with the views of both States.

MoWR, RD&GR conducted two meetings in New Delhi on 09-02-2018 & 15-02-2018 to discuss the issue of jurisdiction of both the Boards i.e., GRMB & KRMB. Chairman, GRMB attended the meetings.

The issue was also discussed in “First Regional Conference of Southern States on Water Resources” held at Hyderabad on 20-02-2018. It was opined in the meeting that issues related to jurisdiction of KRMB, GRMB may be addressed in Apex Council meeting likely to be held in near future.

10.2 WORKING MANUAL The ‘GRMB Working Manual-2017’ subsuming ‘GRMB Regulations 2014’ was approved by the Board in its 6th Board meeting held on 12-12-2017.

The Working Manual consists of policies and procedures for day-to-day functioning of GRMB; such as transaction of Business, structure of the Board Office, functions & powers of offices/divisions, Jurisdiction of the Board etc.

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Chapter - XI

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS, RTI, VIP REFERENCES & COURT CASES

11.1 PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS GRMB furnished relevant information/data for answering 07 (seven) Lok Sabha questions and 02 (two) Rajya Sabha questions to the Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR during the year 2017-18, as detailed below:

Type of Question Question Nos. Numbers Answered Pending received Lok Sabha Provisionally Dy. no: 8667 for answer on 1 1 0 admitted starred/ 03.08.2017 unstarred Starred Dy. no: 8424 for answer on 2 2 0 01.08.2017

Dy. no: 1994 for 19.07.2017

Unstarred Dy. no: 10622 for 07.12.2016 2 2 0 (Received on 31.07.2017)

Q. no. 480 for answer on 19.07.2017

Starred/ unstarred Dy. no: 3758 for answer on 1 1 0 08.02.2018

Provisional Dy. no: 1068 for answer on 1 1 0 18.07.2017

Rajya Sabha

Provisionally Dy. no: U1770 for answer 1 1 0 admitted starred/ on 31.07.2017 unstarred

Starred Q.no:257 for answer on 1 1 0 10.08.2017

Total 9 9 0

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11.2 RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT The Right to Information Act (RTI) enacted by Parliament on 15th June, 2005 and came into force on the 12th October, 2005 (120th day of its enactment). GRMB has implemented the provisions of the Act. Information in respect of GRMB in compliance of Right to Information Act, 2005 has been kept in public domain under dashboards through its official website at http://grmb.gov.in. Superintending Engineer and Member Secretary, GRMB have been designated as CPIO and the First Appellate Authority respectively.

GRMB furnished all required information for answering total 04 (four) RTI applications, received from the Ministry during the year 2017-18, as detailed below: Date of receipt RTI Registration No Name of the Subject from MoWR person 16-08-2017 Online RTI Registration No. Shri Javed Total no.of posts/ jobs in Group MoWRC/R/2017/00169 Abidi, East of A,B,C & D in public services dated 08-08-2017 Kailash, New Delhi. 17-08-2017 Online RTI Registration No. Shri Udham Deputation of posts outside the MoWRC/R/2017/80102/2 Singh, District Ministry/ Department dated 17-08-2017 Court Complex, Faridabad, Haryana. 10-10-2017 Online RTI Registration No. Shri Akreet Information in respect of Estt.IV MOWRC/R/2017/00237 Varma Section of the Ministry. dated 18-09-2017 01-12-2017 Online RTI Registration No. Shri Javed List of all posts by name under MOWRC/R/2017/80149/2 Abidi, East of CCA of the Ministry and which dated 21-11-2017 Kailash, New have been reserved for person Delhi. with disabilities; 02-04-2018 Online RTI Registration No. Shri Bharatam 1)Total amount of funds DOEXP/R/2018/80177 Pavan Kalyan disbursement to the state of AP dated 12-02-2018 under different schemes under AP Reorganisation Act 2014 till date; 2)Amount of revenue grant provided to AP under revenue deficit, 3) amount of funds provided to AP for the said institutions deemed to be implemented under Andhra Pradesh reorganization Act,2014, 4) funds given to the AP for its new capital development, 5) Funds given or raised to various institutions and completion of Polavaram Project.

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11.3 VIP REFERENCES GRMB received 2 nos. of VIP references from Shri Vijay Goel, Hon’ble MoS (I/c) Youth Affairs & Sports & Hon’ble MoS (WR, RD & GR) and Dr. S Venu Gopala Chary, Special Representative of Telangana, for which the relevant information has been communicated.

11.4 COURT CASES GRMB furnished relevant draft para-wise replies for 16 nos. of court cases during 2017- 18, as detailed below: (In the High Court of Judicature, Hyderabad)

Sl. WP No LIMBS Date of filing Issues Involved No. No. 1 W.P No. 33541 of 2016 and WPMP No. 313405 28.09.2016 Land Acquisition for 41422 of 2016 & Matta Radha & Chinthalapudi LIS 10 others 2 W.P No. 34018 of 2016 and WPMP 314691 28.09.2016 Land Acquisition for No. 41963 of 2016 & Rayapati Uma Chinthalapudi LIS Nageswari & 5 others 3 W.P No. 33977 of 2016 and WPMP 314667 28.09.2016 Land Acquisition for No. 41920 of 2016 & Gannamaneni Chinthalapudi LIS Sharada & 7 others

4 W.P No. 1303 of 2017 and WPMP No. 314509 05.01.2017 Land Acquisition for 1446 of 2017 & Nailuri Satyavathi & 85 others Chinthalapudi LIS 5 W.P No. 9564 of 2017 & Kasanna 314813 15.03.2017 Land Acquisition for Satyavathi & 2 others Chinthalapudi LIS 6 W.P No. 6935 of 2017 and & 315639 27.02.2017 Land Acquisition for Edpuganti Satyavathi Chinthalapudi LIS 7 W.P No. 12760 of 2017 & Devarapalli 315613 23.03.2017 Land Acquisition for Someswara Rao & 55 Chinthalapudi LIS 8 W.P No. 26635 of 2017 & Maddipati 318047 07.08.2017 Land Acquisition for Venkateswara Rao & 3 1 others Chinthalapudi LIS

9 W.P.No.30487 of 2017 & Maddipati 318069 07.09.2017 Land Acquisition for Venkateswara Rao & 6 others Chinthalapudi LIS

10 W.P No. 19410 of 2017 & Sh. Sunku 318326 16.06.2017 Land Acquisition for Rajam Kaleswaram LIS

11 W.P No. 19930 of 2017 & Sh. Gurrala 319186 19.06.2017 Land Acquisition for Anand Reddy & 9 others Kaleswaram LIS

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12 W.P No. 22903 of 2017 & S. Madhava 319179 10.07.2017 Land Acquisition for Reddy & 17 others Kaleswaram LIS 13 W.P No. 27069 of 2017 & Gurrala 319060 08.08.2017 Land Acquisition for Anand Reddy & 10 thers Kaleswaram LIS 14 W.P No. 24983 of 2017 & T. Srinivas & 319158 24.07.2017 Land Acquisition for 5 others Kaleswaram LIS 15 W.P No. 26421 of 2017 318078 07.08.2017 Land Acquisition for & Gandla Lakshmi & others Kaleswaram LIS 16 W.P No. 31491 of 2017 319075 14.09.2017 Land Acquisition for & V. Devi Reddy & 20 others Kaleswaram LIS

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Chapter - XII

STAFF WELFARE

12.1 COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE The Constitution of India provides equal rights and opportunities to all citizens. It does not make any discrimination on the grounds of sex. Indian women are also responding positively to this changed socio-political situation. This does not mean that our women are completely free from problems. On the contrary, the changing situation is causing them new problems. They are now beset with new stresses and strains.

In pursuance of the Hon’ble Supreme Court’s order passed in connection with the writ petition (Criminal) No.666-70 of 1992 in the case of Visakha - Vs - State of Rajasthan and others and the Section 4 of the “Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013” (Act of 14 of 2013), GRMB Women Cell/ Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) was constituted in February, 2018 to address the complaints of women working in Godavari River Management Board.

The composition of the Internal Complaints Committee is as follows:

1. Smt. V. Vijaya Lakshmi, U/S (F) Presiding Officer/ Chairperson

2. Shri D. Karunakar, DEE Member

3. Smt. L. Jasmine Supriya, AEE Member

4. Smt. P. Usha Rani, DEE 3rd Party Member, Krishna River Management Board (KRMB)

The Complaints Committee shall be deemed to be the Inquiring Authority appointed by the Disciplinary Authority for the purpose of CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 and its reports are to be treated as Inquiry Report. It will examine the complaints made against sexual harassment by women employee(s) and, if necessary, conduct an enquiry. On completion of the same, the Committee will submit its findings to the Chairman, GRMB within 60 days, for further necessary action. There was no complaint from any employees, therefore, the committee did not hold any meeting during the year 2017-18.

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Chapter – XIII

MISCELLANEOUS

13.1 FIELD VISITS (i) Chairman, GRMB accompanied by Member Secretary, Member & other technical officers visited Indira Sagar Polavaram Project; Pattiseema LIS, Chintalapudi LIS & Tadipudi LIS on Right Bank and Thota Venkatachalam Pushkara LIS & Purushothapatnam LIS on Left Bank of Godavari River; Thammileru Aqueduct, Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage, Prakasam Barrage, Pavitrasangam (Andhra Pradesh) where Godavari water meets Krishna river; from 4th to 7th October 2017.

Pump House of Pattiseema LIS

GRMB officers at Tammileru Aqueduct

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Delivery Cistern of Tadipudi LIS Sir Arthur Cotton Museum Dowleswaram

Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage Tammileru Aqueduct

Prakasham Barrage Pavithra Sangamam

(ii) A team of officers headed by Chairman, GRMB accompanied by Member and other technical officers made a visit to Kaleswaram project (Telangana State) i.e.; Barrages across Godavari river namely Medigadda, Annaram, Sundilla and their associated Pump houses and water conveyance system, Yellampalli Barrage, Package-6, Package-8, Package-10, Package-11 and Package-12, during 15th to 17th March, 2018.

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Medigadda Barrage and Pump House under Construction

Piers & Gates of Annaram & Sundilla Barrage Left Main Tunnel under Package 6

Pump House Cavern (Package – 12) Shaft in Motor Floor in the Pump House Cavern (Package-8)

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13.2 AWARENESS PROGRAMMES OF GOI

13.2.1 Swachhta Hi Sewa “Swachhta Hi Sewa” campaign to achieve “Open Defection Free (ODF)” society was conducted by GRMB on 02-10-2017 at Nizampet Gram Panchayat, Hyderabad in which Gram Sarpanch, Executive Officer of the Gram Panchayat and Local Community dwellers were participated. During the programme, the following activities were under taken:

13.2.1.1 Jagrukta Adhiyan  An awareness meeting was organised in Nizampet Gram Panchayat Community hall and speeches delivered by the members of Gram Panchayat as well as officers of GRMB highlighting the importance of cleanliness and ODF practices in particular to reach the goal “Swachhta Hi Sewa” and ultimately “Swachh Bharat Mission” of the Central Government.  Pamphlets in local language (Telugu) carrying the message of cleanliness and ODF society were distributed among the participants.

13.2.1.2 Shauchalaya Nirman (or Shramdaan) The Woman Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat, Smt. Pramila along with GRMB Officials interacted with the participants and impressed upon them to adhere to the practice of using toilets and eradicate Open Defection and informed that almost 90% of the households have toilets in the Nizampet Gram Panchayat and the necessary action would be taken to make the Gram Panchayat 100% ODF.

GRMB team creating awareness of cleanliness

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GRMB officials with Sarpanch, Nizampet Village

GRMB officials with Sarpanch & village dwellers 13.2.2 Special Cleanliness Drive before Diwali In pursuance of MoWR, RD & GR directions, “Special Cleanliness Drive before Diwali” was organized by GRMB on 17-10-2017 to identify and dispose off unuseful material lying around.

A banner of Cleanliness Drive

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13.2.3 Vigilance Awareness Week GRMB observed Vigilance Awareness Week with central theme for the Year “My vision – Corruption Free India” from 30th October, 2017 to 4th November, 2017 in the office premises of GRMB as well as at Govt. High School, ErrumManzil, Hyderabad. During the week, the following activities were under taken:

(i) On 30-10-2017, all the employees of the Board took oral as well as and e-Integrity Pledge online and obtained Certificate of Commitment issued by CVC. Chairman, GRMB took Integrity Pledge on behalf of GRMB and administered Integrity Pledge to all the employees of the Board.

GRMB officials taking vigilance pledge

(ii) On 31-10-2017, all the employees of the Board assembled in the office premises of Jalasoudha, Errum Manzil, Hyderabad and formed Human Chain with Banners & Placards with relevant slogans.

Display of Placards with slogans by GRMB employees on 31-10-2017

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Human Chain formation by GRMB employees on 31-10-2017.

(iii) The Board Officials conducted an Essay Writing Competition both in English and Telugu languages at Govt. High School, Errummanzil, Hyderabad on the central theme “My vision – Corruption free India” on 01-11-2017.

Essay Writing Competition at school

(iv) A programme was conducted at the premises of the above School for prize distribution for the best six performers of the Essay Writing competitions. Member Secretary administered Vigilance Pledge to school children and staff. Short messages were given to school children by the officials of the GRMB and Pamphlets distributed to create awareness among them regarding “Corruption Free India” on 02-11-2017.

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Vigilance Pledge at school premises

Member Secretary, GRMB delivering speech

Winners of the competitions

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13.2.4 Swachhta Pakhwada 2018 The Swachhta Pakhwada, 2018 has been organised from 16th to 31st March, 2018 by GRMB. An action plan was prepared by GRMB by incorporating the activities suggested by MoWR, RD&GR.

The important activities carried out during the Pakhwada are:

 On the first day i.e., on 16-03-2018, Member Secretary inaugurated Swachhta Pakhwada by administering Swachhta Pledge to all the officers/ staff of GRMB in office premises. Banners on Swachhta Pakhwada were displayed at the Entrance doors of GRMB Office.

GRMB officials taking Swachhta Pledge

 The office premises & surrounding areas and office corridors were cleaned, and Dust bins were installed to ensure hygienic work environment.

 Almirahs/ wardrobes, all electronic equipment, AC machines, fans, lights, switch boards etc. in all chambers were cleaned.

Cleaning the premises

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Cleaning the cupboards & almirahs

 Green drive in office premises was carried out.

Plantation in GRMB office

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 Swachhta programme was organized at Government School, ErrumManzil, Hyderabad on 22-03-2018. During the programme, Swachhta pledge by all school children & Staff, Essay writing & Painting competitions, Prizes & snacks distribution, displaying placards, delivering speeches to habituate health & hygiene practices to achieve the goals of ‘Clean India’ campaign etc. were carried out.

Pledge by the students & other activities

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 From 26-03-2018 to 28-03-2018, cleanliness drive in and around Hussain Sagar lake, Hyderabad was carried out.

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Cleanliness drive at Hussain Sagar, Hyderabad

 Representatives from WAPCOS visited GRMB office and witnessed the activities carried out by GRMB in office premises as well as at Hussain Sagar lake.

13.3 TRAININGS/ CONFERENCE/ SEMINARS 13.1.1 India Water Week Shri Ram Nath Kovind, President of India inaugurated India Water Week organised by MoWR, RD & GR, GoI during 10-14 October, 2018 at Vignan Bhawan, New Delhi with the theme “Water and Energy for inclusive growth”. Shri Nitin Gadkari, Minister of MoWR, RD & GR and Shri Arjun Ram Meghal, Union State Minister, Dr. Sashi Pal Singh participated in the India Water Week. Chairman, GRMB and Member Secretary, GRMB participated in the event.

13.1.2 Training at NWA, Pune National Water Academy, CWC, Pune undertook many training programmes to train officers during 2017-18. GRMB officers participated in following programmes:

i. ‘Water Governance’ carried out from 19th to 23rd June, 2017, wherein 4 Nos. officers participated.

ii. Trans-Boundary Water Resources - Conflict to Co-operation’ carried out from 05th to 09th March, 2018, wherein 1 No. officer participated.

13.1.3 21st National Conference on e-Governance (NCeG) The Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG), in association with the Government of Telangana organised the 21st National Conference on e-Governance (NCeG) at Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) Novotel & HICC Complex, Hyderabad on 26th and 27th February, 2018.

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The theme of the Conference was “Technology for Accelerating Development” with the following sub-themes:  Building User experience  Universalization and Replication  Governing e - Governance  Emerging technologies  e-Governance good/best practices

Smt. Lakshmi Biswas, Asst. Executive Engineer, GRMB actively participated in the plenary session and events of the Conference.

13.1.4 Lectures by Chairman, GRMB i. A lecture was delivered by Chairman, GRMB, on 06-03-2018, on “Experiences of Godavari River Management Board” during the training programme on ‘Trans-Boundapry Water Resources- Conflict to Co-operation’ at National Water Academy, CWC, Pune.

ii. 33rd Dr. M. Visvesvaraya Memorial Endowment Lecture was delivered by Chairman, GRMB on 22-03-2018, on “Functioning of River Management Boards in India” at Institute of Water Studies, Tharamani, Chennai explaining the River Act, 1956 and functioning of various River Boards in India.

13.4 TRANSFERS/ POSTINGS OF GRMB OFFICERS The following officers were transferred to/ from GRMB during the year 2017-18:

NAME OF THE OFFICER DATE REMARKS Shri. G Sudarshan, DCE 10-04-2017 Transferred to O/o GVC-I, SRSP, Pochampad.

Shri. H K Sahu, Chairman 01-05-2017 Transferred to GRMB.

Shri. A K Balan, Expert Member 18-05-2017 Transferred to CEA. (Addl. charge) Smt. Vijaya Lakshmi, AD- II 09-08-2017 Transferred to CWC (HQ), New Delhi.

Shri. A Paramesham, Member 31-08-2017 Transferred to GRMB. (Addl. Charge)

Shri. A Paramesham, Member 16-10-2017 Transferred to Krishna (Addl. Charge) River Management Board (KRMB).

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Shri. C Venkata Subbaiah, Expert Member 06-11-2017 Transferred to GRMB.

Shri. P S Kutiyal, Member 06-11-2017 Transferred to GRMB.

Shri. Venkata Ramana, Dy. Executive 28-12-2017 Transferred from GRMB. Engineer Smt. C Padmini, Executive Engineer 04-01-2018 Transferred from RBLIS Project circle to GRMB on deputation.

Shri. G Karunakar, Dy. Executive Engineer 25-01-2018 Transferred from KRMB to GRMB on deputation.

13.5 PLANTATION DRIVE With rapid increase in population, India has gone through a rapid period of economic growth. As such, the country’s environmental conditions have suffered greatly due to this growth. One of the most significant issues is deforestation. To combat the climate change, many campaigns were under taken in many offices, colleges, schools etc. in various sectors. As a part of plantation drive, indoor plants have been brought and planted in the office building of GRMB.

13.6 GRMB LIBRARY GRMB has initiated the process of setting up a library covering the fields of both engineering and finance matters. Several publications, books of Finance Rules & Regulations, study of water bodies, annual reports, newspapers etc., are available. The library is being progressively developing in order to serve the users in a better, fast and accurate way by providing available information for efficient functioning of the Board.

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ORGANISATION CHART ANNEXURE- I (As approved)

Chairman PPS

Member Expert Member PS PS Member Secretary PS

Director/ Superintending Dy. Secretary/ Engineer * Director * EE (Electrical)

US(F) /DD(F) EE (WM) EE (Appraisal) ADE EE (Admin) * (Electrical)

DEE / Accounts DEE DEE Superintendent AD/AD-II * Officer * AE (Electrical) AEE - I AEE - II AEE - I AEE - II AEE Sr. Asst Jr. Asst

Note: 1. (*) These posts shall be from Central Government on deputation. 2. Other posts shall be from States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on 50:50 basis on deputation. 3. In case any State/ Central Govt. fails to provide the required no. of personnel, the Chairperson is empowered to draw from other State/ Central Government and vice-versa.

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ANNEXURE- II STAFF POSITION

Sl. Classification Sanctioned Name of the Post Filled No. of Post Posts A Officers from GoI 1 Chairman Group ‘A’ 1 1 2 Member Secretary Group ‘A’ 1 1 Group ‘A’ 3 Expert Member 1 1 4 Member Group ‘A’ 1 1 Total 4 4 Officers from States of AP & TS and CWC B

Sl. Name of the Post Total Filled Vacant No. Sanctioned Posts posts 1 Director/SE (Civil)* 1* 1 - 2 Dy. Secretary/ Director* 1* - 1 3 Executive Engineer (Civil) 3 4 (-)1 4 Executive Engineer (Electrical) 1 - 1 5 Under Secretary (Finance)* 1* 1 - 6 Accounts Officer* 1* - 1 7 Dy. Executive Engineer (Civil) 2 2 - 8 Assistant Divisional Engineer (Electrical) 1 - 1 9 Asst. Director/ Asst. Director-II (Civil)* 1* 1** 1 10 Asst. Executive Engineer (Civil) 5 5+1** - 11 Asst. Engineer (Electrical) 1 - 1 12 PPS to Chairman 1 1 - PS to Member Secretary, Expert 13 3 - 3 Member & Member 14 Superintendent 1 2 (-)1 15 Sr. Assistant 1 2 (-)1 16 Jr. Assistant 1 1 - Total 25 19+2** 6 Note: 1. Asterisk (*) refers to the post from Central Government. 2.Double asterisk (**) refers to the post on OD / Informal basis from State/Central Government.

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ANNEXURE- III

BUDGET & EXPENDITURE 2017-18

(₹ In Lakhs)

Sl. Sub head Budget Expenditure Remarks No. Estimate

1 Salaries 507.400 177.648 Medical Treatment 2 6.000 0.217 Domestic travel expenses 3 20.000 8.019 Office Expenses 4 14.600 5.698 Rent, Rates and Taxes 5 5.000 0.000 Publications 6 8.000 0.000 Other administrative expenses 7 2.000 0.163 Advertising and publicity 8 2.000 0.000 Minor Works 9 32.000 10.053 Motor Vehicles 10 23.000 9.801 Engagement of Consultants. 11 5.000 0.564 Other Charges 12 15.000 0.000 Machinery and Equipment 13 10.000 0.000 Professional charges 14 0.000 0.513 TOTAL 650.000 212.675

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