Karnataka delegation meets Jal Shakti Minister seeking clearances for pending projects
The Hindu
Delegation led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah urges Union Minister to clear irrigation projects in Karnataka promptly.
A delegation led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday called on Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil and urged him to direct the officials concerned in the Ministry to accord clearances/approvals for five major pending irrigation projects, including Mekedatu and Upper Bhadra, in Karnataka.
The delegation, which included Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Union Minister of State for Railways V. Somanna, submitted a memorandum to Mr. Patil and urged him to issue directions to the Central Water Commission authorities to take up immediate appraisal of the DPR and accord clearances for the Mekedatu drinking water project proposed across the Cauvery.
The Mekedatu project proposes to utilise 4.75 tmcft of water to cater to the drinking water needs of Bengaluru as allocated by the Supreme Court. It also aims to generate 400 MW of hydro power a year.
The Chief Minister urged the Centre to take steps for the early issue of a gazette notification on the sharing of the Krishna waters. The final award of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II was published in 2013, and 173 tmcft of water was allocated to Karnataka under the award.
The delay in the final notification has denied the State the right to irrigate more than three lakh hectares of land under the Upper Krishna Project Stage-III in the drought-prone Kalyana Karnataka region. The notification of the final award was delayed because Telangana and Andhra Pradesh governments moved the Supreme Court opposing it.
The Chief Minister requested the Jal Shakti Minister to take steps to move the Supreme Court by filing an appropriate application for modification of its order dated September 16, 2011, and take steps to publish the KWDT-II Award.
The delegation also sought early clearances from the Jal Shakti Ministry for the Kalasa-Banduri Nala project on the Mahadayi river which was proposed to cater to the drinking water needs of Hubballi-Dharwad cities.
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