law: The Andhra Pradesh reorganization Act, 2014
  85.  Constitution and functions of River
  
  Management Board.
  1.    The
  
  Central Government shall constitute two separate Boards to be called the
  
  Godavari River Management Board and Krishna River Management Board (to be known
  
  as the Board), within a period of sixty days from the appointed day, for the
  
  administration, regulation, maintenance and operation of such projects, as may
  
  be notified by the Central Government from time to time.
  2.    The
  
  headquarters of Godavari River Management Board shall be located in the successor
  
  State of Telangana and of the Krishna River Management Board shall be located
  
  in the successor State of Andhra Pradesh. 
  3.    The
  
  Godavari River Management Board and Krishna River Management Board shall be
  
  autonomous bodies under the administrative control of the Central Government,
  
  and shall comply with such directions as may, from time to time, be given to
  
  them by the Central Government.
  4.    Each
  
  Board shall consist of the following Chairperson and Members, namely:--
  a. 
  
    a Chairperson not below the rank or level of Secretary or
  
  Additional Secretary to the Government of India to be appointed by the Central
  
  Government;
  b. 
  
    two members, to be nominated by each of the successor States, 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; 
  c. 
  
    one expert to be nominated by the Central Government. 
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  5.    Each
  
  Board shall have a full-time Member Secretary, not below the rank of Chief
  
  Engineer in the Central Water Commission, to be appointed by the Central
  
  Government. 
  6.    The
  
  Central Government shall create such number of posts of the rank of Chief
  
  Engineer in the Central Water Commission, as it considers necessary. 
  7.    Each
  
  Board shall be assisted in the day to day management of reservoirs by the
  
  Central Industrial Security Force constituted under the Central Industrial
  
  Security Force Act, 1968, on such terms and conditions as the Central
  
  Government may specify. 
  8.    The
  
  functions of each Board shall include-- 
  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;
  a.    
  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 or Krishna rivers 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; and 
  e. 
  
    such other functions as the Central Government may entrust to it
  
  on the basis of the principles specified in the Eleventh Schedule.