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Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has expressed disappointment implicit the Centre not giving indispensable approvals to the Krishna, the Mahadayi, and different irrigation projects contempt tribunal orders being successful favour of Karnataka, thereby stalling them.
Speaking astatine the motorboat of his publication Neera Hejje, which focuses connected assorted facets of Karnataka’s h2o resources and related issues, helium said: “The Centre has not issued a Gazette notification connected sharing the Krishna waters. Maharashtra which agreed to the judgement is opposing it today. The Mahadayi task is facing objections from the Forest Department successful spite of the Supreme Court clearance.”
Mr. Shivakumar said 5 of the 10 inter-State stream h2o disputes were connected to Karnataka, adding that determination has been nary assistance contempt gathering the Union Water Resources Minister 5 times. Karnataka is readying to acceptable up a abstracted Water Commission successful the State to survey drinking h2o and irrigation projects, helium added.
He added that BJP MPs from Karnataka person failed to rise the contented successful Parliament.
CRMA’s adjacent action
Speaking connected the juncture successful a akin tenor, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah accused the NDA partners, the BJP and the JD(S), of not raising h2o oregon fiscal matters pertaining to Karnataka with the Centre. He further said Karnataka is not definite what the Cauvery River Management Authority (CRMA) volition bash adjacent implicit the support for the Mekedatu balancing reservoir.
“The Mekedatu task tin beryllium implemented lone aft the support is given. Tamil Nadu is opposing the task for governmental reasons and not based connected facts. In fact, during the rainfall shortage years, it is Tamil Nadu that benefits from the project,” the Chief Minister said.
“After the Supreme Court dismissed the petition against the project, we are not definite what CRMA volition do. In each inter-State h2o disputes, Karnataka has not benefited completely,” helium added.
Big tracts of adust land
Stressing connected the value of completing irrigation projects, he said that Karnataka has the 2nd largest adust onshore country aft Rajasthan. “While the full output of h2o from rivers successful Karnataka is astir 3,440 tmcft, the allocated stock to beryllium utilized is 1,272 tmcft. We person to utilise our allocated share. But erstwhile we effort to usage it, determination are disputes.”
The BJP and the JD(S), helium said, bash not talk for Karnataka astatine all. “What has the BJP, which accuses us, done? The BJP MPs bash not rise h2o issues successful Parliament. The JD(S), which speaks astir rivers, has not raised the stream and concern issues too. People request to cognize this.”
He further said: “Who has to springiness wood and biology clearance for Mahadayi? You (BJP) inquire america to speech to Chief Ministers of Goa and Tamil Nadu. Has Union Minister Pralhad Joshi spoken to Water Resources Minister ever? Has helium spoken astir solving the dispute?”
