Hyderabad, April 30 -- In a major step, the Telangana Government has announced to initiate a dialogue with the Maharashtra government to resolve the construction of the Tummidihatti barrage.

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy instructed the Irrigation officials to start preparations to hold talks with Maharashtra seeking permission to construct the barrage at a height of 150 meters, according to the release.

State Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy was assigned to write a letter to Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy and also meet the latter on Thursday to facilitate solving the issue in consultation with Maharashtra expeditiously.

At a high-level meeting, the officials and irrigation experts suggested that constructing the Tummi...