Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (Act No. 6 of 2014).

This Act provides for creation of a new state of Telangana out of erstwhile territories of the state of Andhra Pradesh. It provides for representation of Telangana in the Council of States and House of People of the Parliament of India and reduces the representation of Andhra Pradesh accordingly. It also contains provisions for the Legislative Assemblies and Councils in both states. The Act provides for establishment of the High Court for the state of Andhra Pradesh. It also provides for distribution of revenue, apportionment of assets and liabilities of the two states and related administrative matters.
The Act provides for the establishment of two separate river boards to be called the Godavari River Management Board and Krishna River Management Board which shall be autonomous bodies under the administrative control of the Central Government. The Act also provides for constitution of an Apex Council for the supervision of the functioning of the two river boards. The functions of the two river boards include the regulation of supply of water, regulation of supply of power generated, construction of on-going or new works connected with the development of the water resources projects relating to the rivers or their tributaries, and any other functions as directed by the central government.
The Polavaram Irrigation Project is declared by the Act to be a national project and that it is expedient in the public interest that the Union should take under its control the regulation and development of the Polavaram Irrigation Project for the purposes of irrigation.