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Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who participated successful the 24th meeting of the National Water Development Authority (NWDA) successful New Delhi, has sought allocation of 40 to 45 tmcft of h2o to Karnataka successful the river-linking task of the Godavari and Cauvery and the Varada and Bedti rivers.
Briefing astir the result of the gathering connected Wednesday, helium demanded that the Centre supply an further 5 tmcft of h2o to the Kalyana Karnataka (KK) portion of the State by linking the inter-State Godavari and Cauvery rivers for drinking h2o purposes.
The State has been allocated 15.90 tmcft of h2o by linking the Godavari and Cauvery rivers and 18.50 tmcft of h2o by linking the Varada and Bedti rivers wrong the State. A full of 34.40 tmcft of h2o has been allocated nether some projects, said Mr. Shivaumar, who besides holds the Water Resources portfolio.
In the archetypal signifier of the Godavari-Cauvery stream linking project, 148 tmcft of h2o volition beryllium diverted, of which lone 15.90 tmcft has been allocated to Karnataka. “We person sought details arsenic to wherever the h2o volition beryllium fixed and however it should beryllium used,” helium said.
Noting that helium had instructed officials of the Water Resources section to hole a elaborate task study for linking the Varada and Bedti rivers, helium said the estimated outgo of the task was ₹10,000 crore, with 90% of the expenditure borne by the Centre.
The NWDA has been formed nether the enactment of the Union Minister of Jal Shakti for stream linking, and each States are its members.
“In the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling, I person told the Union Minister that we volition taxable each the documents related to the projected Mekedatu reservoir across river Cauvery,” helium said.
Mr. Shivakumar besides demanded funds announced successful the Union Budget for 2023-24 for the Upper Bhadra Project. He urged the Centre to contented a notification with respect to the Upper Krishna Project.
