law: The Andhra Pradesh reorganization Act, 2014
  Part IX Management and Development of Water Resources
  84.  Apex Council for Godavari and Krishna river
  
  water resources and their Management Boards.
  1.    The
  
  Central Government shall, on and from the appointed day, constitute an Apex
  
  Council for the supervision of the functioning of the Godavari River Management
  
  Board and Krishna River Management Board.
  2.    The
  
  Apex Council shall consist of---
  a. 
  
    Minister of Water Resources, Government of India-Chairperson;
  b. 
  
    Chief Minister of State of Andhra Pradesh-Member;
  c. 
  
    Chief Minister of State of Telangana-Member.
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  3.    The
  
  functions of the Apex Council shall include--
   
  
  i. 
  
    supervision of the functioning of the Godavari River Management
  
  Board and Krishna River Management Board; 
   
  
  ii. 
  
    planning and approval of proposals for construction of new
  
  projects, if any, based on Godavari or Krishna river water, after getting the
  
  proposal appraised and recommended by the River Management Boards and by the
  
  Central Water Commission, wherever required;
   
  
  iii. 
  
    resolution of any dispute amicably arising out of the sharing of
  
  river waters through negotiations and mutual agreement between the successor
  
  States; 
   
  
  iv. 
  
    reference of any disputes not covered under Krishna Water
  
  Disputes Tribunal, to a Tribunal to be constituted under the Inter-State River
  
  Water Disputes Act, 1956.