Hyderabad, Aug. 6 -- The Telangana government on Thursday described the Centre's decision to return the proposed Polavaram-Banakacherla project for further examination as a significant development in protecting the state's interests over the sharing of Godavari waters.

According to the state government, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy held a series of meetings in New Delhi with senior Union ministers, officials in the Prime Minister's Office, and representatives of the Central Water Commission to present Telangana's concerns regarding the project. The government maintains that these efforts played an important role in bringing the issue to the Centre's attention.

The Union Environment Ministry reportedly returned the proposal, citing the...