The Andhra Pradesh High Court has stayed release of water from Nagarjuna Sagar reservoir to Krishna Delta. It has directed the state Government not to release water if the water level is below 510 feet. A division bench of the High Court passed interim orders yesterday on a public interest litigation filed by a retired irrigation chief engineer and 10 others seeking directions to the state Government to maintain dead storage level in Nagarjuna Sagar.

The orders came in at a time when the leaders are sparring over water release from the reservoir in Telanganan region to the down stream districts in coastal region. The Court asked the state Government to file a counter and adjourned hearing for two weeks.