Where a fight over a river escalated
7 years, 2 months ago

Where a fight over a river escalated

The Hindu  

The row between Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra over the sharing of the Mahadayi river has escalated. With Karnataka headed for elections and the Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal setting a February date for the final hearing, political parties in both States have upped the ante. Karnataka seeks to divert water from tributaries of the river through the Kalasa-Bhanduri Nala project towards the parched Malaprabha river basin, which is being strongly opposed by Goa. Goa’s main contention is that Karnataka cannot divert water from an already-deficit Mahadayi basin to the Malaprabha river basin: 115 tmcft was available in the basin, while the requirement for the three States is 145 tmcft. Water Resources Minister Vinod Palienkar called it a “political stunt.” In Karnataka, the agitating farmers from the Malaprabha basin travelled to Bengaluru to stage a dharna in front of the BJP office, demanding that Mr. Yeddyurappa keep his promise.

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Farmers in Karnataka condemn Centre’s decision to extend term of Mahadayi tribunal
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Farmers in Karnataka condemn Centre’s decision to extend term of Mahadayi tribunal

The Hindu  

Farmers’ associations have condemned the Union Government for extending the term of the Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal by around six months, terming it unnecessary. The Central government should ensure that the tribunal releases its decision immediately, and that it is implemented as soon as possible,” Kalasa Bandori agitation committee leader Vijay Kulkarni said. Krishik Samaj leader Sidagouda Modagi said that …

AP Diverting Water Beyond River Basin Areas: TG to Krishna Tribunal
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1 month ago

AP Diverting Water Beyond River Basin Areas: TG to Krishna Tribunal

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh was diverting 333 tmc ft of water from the Krishna river to areas that fall outside of the river basin region, and this was severely affecting water supply in Telangana, and agriculture in the state, the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II was informed by Telangana on Wednesday. The KWDT-II began its three-day final arguments in Delhi on the …

3 States Agree to Resolve Krishna Disputes Amicably
1 month ago

3 States Agree to Resolve Krishna Disputes Amicably

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Water resources ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka, Nimmala Ramanaidu, Uttam Kumar Reddy and D.K. The ministers took part in the second All India State Water Ministers’ Conference held under the aegis of the Central Water Commission in Udaipur in Rajasthan on Wednesday and resolved to make efforts to take collective decisions through consultations to safeguard the interests …

Former Minister opposes KIADB plans to divert Ghataprabha waters to Dharwad
2 months ago

Former Minister opposes KIADB plans to divert Ghataprabha waters to Dharwad

The Hindu  

The former Minister Shashikant Naik has written a letter to the State government asking it to drop plans to provide Ghataprabha river water diverting it from Belagavi district to industries in Dharwad district. He suggested that the State government draw additional water from the Navilu Tirtha dam near Saundatti that is already supplying drinking water to the twin cities of …

BJP interested in politics, not discussing public issues during assembly sessions: DK Shivakumar
3 months, 1 week ago

BJP interested in politics, not discussing public issues during assembly sessions: DK Shivakumar

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday hit out at the opposition BJP, accusing it of indulging in "politics" and not showing any interest in discussing issues concerning the state and its people, during the ongoing winter session of legislature in Belagavi. To a question whether irrigation issues relating to north Karnataka be discussed during the session, Shivakumar, …

BJP interested in politics, not discussing public issues during assembly sessions: DK Shivakumar
3 months, 1 week ago

BJP interested in politics, not discussing public issues during assembly sessions: DK Shivakumar

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday hit out at the opposition BJP, accusing it of indulging in "politics" and not showing any interest in discussing issues concerning the state and its people, during the ongoing winter session of legislature in Belagavi. To a question whether irrigation issues relating to north Karnataka be discussed during the session, Shivakumar, …

Mahanadi Tribunal Chief changed; BJD terms it a ploy to delay justice for Odisha
3 months, 1 week ago

Mahanadi Tribunal Chief changed; BJD terms it a ploy to delay justice for Odisha

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: A day after the appointment of Supreme Court judge Justice Bela M Trivedi as chairperson of the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal, the Opposition BJD took on the state and central governments dubbing it another attempt to further delay justice for Odisha. Senior BJD leader and MLA Prasanna Acharya on Saturday said the people of the state have to wait …

Andhra Pradesh: Godavari rising steadily; 80,000 cusecs of water going into sea
8 months, 1 week ago

Andhra Pradesh: Godavari rising steadily; 80,000 cusecs of water going into sea

Deccan Chronicle  

Water level in River Godavari is rising steadily despite Sir Arthur Cotton barrage at Dowleswaram discharging nearly 80,000 cusecs of water downstream into the sea.The muddy water flowing in the river from Godavari’s catchment area upstream and also locally drew people’s attention. Snakes and dead human bodies could be seen flowing along with the current of the river water.Water resources …

Inflows into River Godavari begin in Nizamabad district
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Inflows into River Godavari begin in Nizamabad district

Deccan Chronicle  

Water flow to River Godavari has started in Nizamabad district, following the rains in the river’s catchment areas. Water from Nizamabad, Nirmal and Nanded district coursed through the river.Kandakurthi, confluence of River Godavari and its tributaries Manjeera and Haridra witnessed substantial water flow. The evaporation loss was 238 cusecs, while the drinking water needs of Korutla, Jagtial, Adilabad, Nirmal, Armoor, …

Mahadayi inspection will expose Karnataka: Goa CM Pramod Sawant
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Mahadayi inspection will expose Karnataka: Goa CM Pramod Sawant

New Indian Express  

BELAGAVI: While the Progressive River Authority for Water and Harmony of the Union Government is set to inspect the project sites of Kalasa-Banduri on July 7 at Kankumbi, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant issued a strong statement on Friday claiming that the inspection will expose the illegal diversion of water to Malaprabha basin and the wrongdoings of Karnataka government with …

Kannada organisations oppose PRAWAH team visit to Mahadayi basin
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kannada organisations oppose PRAWAH team visit to Mahadayi basin

The Hindu  

Kannada organisations have opposed the proposed visit of the Mahadayi PRAWAH team to the Mahadayi river basin in Karnataka to inspect the status of projects undertaken by the State. “Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has accused Karnataka of irregularities and has said that the PRAWAH team inspection would be used as evidence in court. “The Mahadayi PRAWAH team will spend …

National Wildlife Board defers decision on Karnataka's Kalasa-Bhanduri project
1 year, 1 month ago

National Wildlife Board defers decision on Karnataka's Kalasa-Bhanduri project

Hindustan Times  

The National Board for Wildlife has deferred the decision on diverting forest land from the Kali and Sahyadri tiger reserves for the construction of a part of the Karnataka government's Kalasa Nala water diversion scheme. National Wildlife Board defers decision on Karnataka's Kalasa-Bhanduri project The Standing Committee of NBWL discussed the issue in a meeting on January 30. According to …

National Board for Wildlife defers decision on Kalasa-Banduri project in Mahadayi basin
1 year, 1 month ago

National Board for Wildlife defers decision on Kalasa-Banduri project in Mahadayi basin

The Hindu  

The National Board for Wildlife has deferred a decision on Karnataka’s application for the diversion of forest land for the construction of the Kalasa nala irrigation projects in the Mahadayi basin. This is part of the State government’s project for the construction of Kalasa Nala Diversion Scheme in Khanapur taluk of Belagavi district. The total project involves diversion of water …

Supreme Court to hear Goa’s plea on Mahadayi dispute in November: CM Sawant
1 year, 8 months ago

Supreme Court to hear Goa’s plea on Mahadayi dispute in November: CM Sawant

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court of India on Monday admitted a special leave petition filed by the state of Goa challenging the decision of the Mahadayi Interstate Water Disputes Tribunal and has posted the matter for hearing in November, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, said. In a major boost to Goa’s legal battle for River Mhadei, the Supreme Court of India, today, admitted …

I endorse Goa Assembly’s stand on Mahadayi water issue: Governor
2 years ago

I endorse Goa Assembly’s stand on Mahadayi water issue: Governor

The Hindu  

Breaking his silence two months after the Opposition disrupted his speech in the Assembly for not making a statement over the Mahadayi water diversion, Goa Governor P.S. Talking to PTI on Tuesday, the Governor said that the address to the Assembly is “normally about the policy declaration and what is proposed by the government”. As a Governor, Mr. Pillai said, …

Goa government won't compromise on Mahadayi issue: CM Sawant
2 years, 1 month ago

Goa government won't compromise on Mahadayi issue: CM Sawant

The Hindu  

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on January 30 said there will no be compromise on the Mahadayi issue and that his government was working to protect the river water from being diverted. Opposition parties in Goa on January 28 sought the resignation of CM Sawant over the comment of Union Home Minister Amit Shah that the Mahadayi river water dispute …

Mhadei River Dispute : Supreme Court Agrees To List Before February 13
2 years, 1 month ago

Mhadei River Dispute : Supreme Court Agrees To List Before February 13

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to list an application filed by State of Goa challenging the Central Water Commission's approval of the Karnataka government’s detailed project report for the construction of dams on Mhadei river which will lead to diversion of Mhadei river water into Karnataka. The matter was mentioned by Senior Advocate Venkatesh Dhond before a bench comprising …

BJP a university of lies, says DK Shivakumar over Mahadayi river dispute
2 years, 2 months ago

BJP a university of lies, says DK Shivakumar over Mahadayi river dispute

India Today  

Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar blasted the BJP, calling the saffron party a university of lies, further claiming that the ruling party passed the detailed project report of the Mahadeyi River, fearing Congress’s protest. Karnataka and Goa are locked in a battle for the last three decades over sharing of water from the Mahadayi river which flows in both states. …

Maharashtra to suffer more if water not released to K’taka: Farmer leaders
2 years, 3 months ago

Maharashtra to suffer more if water not released to K’taka: Farmer leaders

Hindustan Times  

Hitting back at Maharashtra minister Shambhuraj Desai statement that the state would reconsider releasing water to Karnataka amid the border dispute, farmer leaders on Thursday said Maharashtra will “suffer more losses” if water is not released during the rainy season. HT Image Krishna river, the lifeline of north Karnataka, which overflows during rainy season dries up every summer for which …

Karnataka moves SC on Krishna river water dispute
3 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka moves SC on Krishna river water dispute

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Karnataka government Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking setting up of a bench to hear a plea relating to the dispute over the allocation of water of Krishna river, flowing in states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana, after two judges recused themselves on January 10. A bench comprising Justice D Y Chandrachud, hailing from Maharashtra, …

Heavy lift to quench Telangana’s thirst
3 years, 11 months ago

Heavy lift to quench Telangana’s thirst

New Indian Express  

The Godavari waters from Kondapochamma reservoir of the Kaleshwaram scheme is now flowing into its tributary Manjeera via Haldivagu, a local stream. The Nizamsagar project, built in 1923 by Mir Osman Ali Khan, the then Nizam of Hyderabad, has over a period of time fallen on bad days since no water has been flowing into it for decades. But now …

Mahadayi Water Dispute: Supreme Court Directs Joint Monitoring Team To Submit Report On Alleged Contempt By Karnataka
4 years, 1 month ago

Mahadayi Water Dispute: Supreme Court Directs Joint Monitoring Team To Submit Report On Alleged Contempt By Karnataka

Live Law  

Supreme Court has on Monday directed the Joint monitoring team to submit report on issues in contempt plea filed by State of Goa with alleging illegal diversion of water of Mahadayi water by State of Karnataka. Through these petitions, the order of the Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal allocating 13.42 thousand million cubic feet of water from the Mahadayi to Karnataka …

NGT Orders The Constitution Of Joint Committee To Analyse The Damage To Riverine Ecology Due To Illegal Constructions On Floodplains Of Mahanadi River
4 years, 2 months ago

NGT Orders The Constitution Of Joint Committee To Analyse The Damage To Riverine Ecology Due To Illegal Constructions On Floodplains Of Mahanadi River

Live Law  

The National Green Tribunal in an order dated 15.12.2020 constituted a Joint Committee to consider the effects of the proposed construction of new campus of SCB Medical College on the river beds and floodplain zones of river Mahanadi, Cuttack. A bench headed by Chairperson, Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel took note of the instances of irreversible damage to the "riverine ecology" …

Telangana, Goa trying to create new problems: Ramesh Jarkiholi
4 years, 5 months ago

Telangana, Goa trying to create new problems: Ramesh Jarkiholi

The Hindu  

Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi has accused Telangana and Goa of trying to create new a controversy over the sharing of Krishna and Mahadayi waters and assured that the State government would not allow injustice to be meted out to Karnataka in this regard. In a press release issued after a telephonic talk with Union Minister of Water Resources Gajendra …

Karnataka budget to allot funds for drinking water project
5 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka budget to allot funds for drinking water project

India TV News  

Bolstered by the Supreme Court's interim nod for the gazette notification of the Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal award by the Central government, Karnataka decided to allot funds for the drinking water project in the state's northwest region, an official said on Saturday. "Funds will be allotted in the state budget for fiscal 2020-21 to complete the Kalasa-Banduri project across the …

Goa Opposition protest a political stunt: Bjp
5 years, 4 months ago

Goa Opposition protest a political stunt: Bjp

India TV News  

The Goa BJP on Saturday termed as a political stunt a protest here by opposition parties against the Centre giving environmental clearance to Karnakata to go ahead with the Kalasa Banduri project on Mahadayi River. Several leaders including Goa Forward Party's Vijai Sardesai, former state revenue minister Rohan Khaunte blocked the national highway near Panaji on Saturday protesting against the …

Goa’s no to Mahadayi talks upsets farmers
5 years, 6 months ago

Goa’s no to Mahadayi talks upsets farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: The refusal of Goa Chief Minister Pramod Savant to hold talks with Karnataka on the Mahadayi water dispute has angered farmer leaders and activists of various organisations in the Mumbai-Karnataka region, who are now demanding early implementation of the Kalasa Banduri project. In August last year, the Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal gave a verdict allocating 13.5 tmcft of the …

Hubballi: Krishna in spate, 7 bridges submerged
5 years, 6 months ago

Hubballi: Krishna in spate, 7 bridges submerged

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: The heavy rainfall in the Mahabaleshwar and Konkan regions of Maharashtra has led to the Krishna river and its six tributaries overflowing once again in the Mumbai-Karnataka region. As many as seven bridges and several temples have been submerged in Belagavi and Bagalkot districts and many villages situated on the banks of the rivers have remained cut-off, badly inconveniencing …

KCR, Jagan Mohan Reddy plan to link Godavari with Krishna river
5 years, 8 months ago

KCR, Jagan Mohan Reddy plan to link Godavari with Krishna river

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Ministers K. Chandrasekhar Rao and Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy decided on Friday to divert water from the Godavari river to the Krishna river basin. The TS and AP CMs decided to work together and end the water woes of the Telugu states. A joint statement released from Pragathi Bhavan, the venue of their meeting, stated that the Chief …

All problems sorted out with Jarkiholis'
6 years, 5 months ago

All problems sorted out with Jarkiholis'

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: Water resources minister, D K Shivakumar, who has been in the eye of a storm with the Jarkiholi brothers strongly objecting to his alleged interference in the political affairs of Belagavi, claimed here on Wednesday that the issue had blown over and all was well in the party. Mr Shivakumar, who was in the district to visit the Kalasa …

Mahadayi: Farmers demand all-party meet
6 years, 7 months ago

Mahadayi: Farmers demand all-party meet

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: Thousands of farmers, who converged in Nargund to celebrate the verdict of the Mahadayi tribunal and felicitate the agitators, including police officials and seers who led the movement, urged the government on Friday to call for all-party meeting to discuss the utilisation of the 5.4 tmc of water allocated by it to the state. All political parties should join …

Expedite Kalasa-Banduri project: Mahadayi farmers
6 years, 7 months ago

Expedite Kalasa-Banduri project: Mahadayi farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: Farmers here have urged the state government to break the wall built at the project site of Kalasa-Banduri in Kanakumbi village to facilitate the flow of water to Malaprabha reservoir, after the Mahadayi tribunal verdict. Stating that Malaprabha is the only dam in the state which has not reached the brim though all other reservoirs have become full this …

Farmers celebrate Mahadayi verdict, vow to continue stir for full share
6 years, 7 months ago

Farmers celebrate Mahadayi verdict, vow to continue stir for full share

Deccan Chronicle  

HUBBALLI: It was Diwali and Holi in advance for people of parched districts of north Karnataka as they celebrated the order of Mahadayi River Water Dispute Tribunal which would ensure supply of adequate drinking water in the region but farmers vowed to continue the agitation for getting full share of water. The agitating farmers, however, lamented the fact that all …

Goa team at Kalasa Banduri project site angers farmers
6 years, 8 months ago

Goa team at Kalasa Banduri project site angers farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: The visit of a team comprising officials of the Goa water resource ministry and Mahadayi Bachao Andolan activists to the Kalasa Banduri project site at Kanakumbi village in Belagavi, has angered Mumbai-Karnataka farmers who claimed it is an attempt to mislead the Mahadayi tribunal which is set to pronounce its final judgement on the inter-state Mahadayi row on or …

Mahadayi: Farmers plead for mercy killing
6 years, 9 months ago

Mahadayi: Farmers plead for mercy killing

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: In an indication that their desperation is growing, over 200 farmers from the Malaprabha river basin met President Ram Nath Kovind recently and dramatically pleaded for mercy killing over the government’s failure to implement the Kalasa Banduri project. Although the tribunal had recently rejected Karnataka’s demand for diversion of 7.56 tmc of water to it, the Mahadayi farmers are …

Odisha, where a river dispute is a poll issue
6 years, 10 months ago

Odisha, where a river dispute is a poll issue

The Hindu  

The governments of Odisha and Chhattisgarh are at loggerheads over the sharing of waters of the Mahanadi. Although a tribunal has been constituted to adjudicate the dispute, the Biju Janata Dal government in Odisha and the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Chhattisgarh are refusing to budge. The dispute started in July 2016 when Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik wrote a letter …

Karnataka polls: Narendra Modi's comments on Mahadayi row meant to confuse voters, says Goa Congress
6 years, 10 months ago

Karnataka polls: Narendra Modi's comments on Mahadayi row meant to confuse voters, says Goa Congress

Firstpost  

Congress in Goa has alleged that Narendra Modi’s remarks made in Karnataka on Mahadayi river were to confuse voters on the eve of the Assembly elections. Panaji: The Congress in Goa has alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks made in Karnataka on the contentious Mahadayi river issue were to confuse voters on the eve of elections in the neighbouring …

Amit Shah conducts roadshow in Belagavi
6 years, 10 months ago

Amit Shah conducts roadshow in Belagavi

ABP News  

Belagavi, May 06 : Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Sunday conducted a roadshow here. Earlier, Shah addressed a rally and held Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah responsible for Mahadayi water issue. "Had Siddaramaiah worked sincerely, farmers in Karnataka would have received water from the Mahadayi River without a fuss," said Shah. "Bring B. S. Yeddyurappa to power and within …

SC verdict fires up Mahadayi agitators
7 years, 1 month ago

SC verdict fires up Mahadayi agitators

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: SC's order on Friday calling all inter-state rivers a national asset and declaring that no one state can claim a right over their waters, has given a shot in the arm to farmers agitating for water from the Mahadayi river. Urging the state government to fight for its share of the Mahadayi water before the tribunal based on the …

Modi in Bengaluru updates: 'Karnataka govt setting new records in corruption, criminals ruling roost in state,' says PM
7 years, 1 month ago

Modi in Bengaluru updates: 'Karnataka govt setting new records in corruption, criminals ruling roost in state,' says PM

Firstpost  

1:41 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter What is the Mahadayi River water dispute all about? The 77 kilometre-long Mahadayi or Mandovi river originates at Bhimgad in the Western Ghats in Belagavi district of north Karnataka and flows into the neighbouring Goa where it eventually joins the Arabian Sea. Though the river flow runs 29 kilometres in Karnataka and 52 kilometres in …

Karnataka Chief Appeals to PM Modi for Mahadayi Water Dispute Resolution
7 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka Chief Appeals to PM Modi for Mahadayi Water Dispute Resolution

India TV News  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention in resolving the Mahadayi water dispute between the state and Goa. The Chief Minister has written letters to the Prime Minister seeking his help in finding a solution through an out-of-court settlement, as the issue is currently before the Supreme Court and the Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal.

Mahadayi row: Goa deputy speaker Michael Lobo says govt will move resolution against Karnataka for diverting water
7 years, 1 month ago

Mahadayi row: Goa deputy speaker Michael Lobo says govt will move resolution against Karnataka for diverting water

Firstpost  

Accusing Karnataka of diverting the water of a Mahadayi tributary into the Malaprabha river basin, Goa Assembly’s deputy Speaker Michael Lobo has said a resolution against it is likely during the Budget session Panaji: Accusing Karnataka of diverting the water of a Mahadayi tributary into the Malaprabha river basin, Goa Assembly’s deputy Speaker Michael Lobo has said a resolution against …

Mahadayi dispute: Goa deputy speaker proposes resolution against K'taka
7 years, 1 month ago

Mahadayi dispute: Goa deputy speaker proposes resolution against K'taka

Deccan Chronicle  

Panaji: Accusing Karnataka of diverting the water of a Mahadayi tributary into the Malaprabha river basin, Goa Assembly's deputy Speaker Michael Lobo has said a resolution against it is likely during the Budget session. Whatever water is flowing down to Goa from there is just seepage," the deputy speaker said, adding if the diversion was not stopped, the Mahadayi in …

Mahadayi row: Siddaramaiah says he will seek Narendra Modi's intervention if Manohar Parikar doesn't address issue soon
7 years, 1 month ago

Mahadayi row: Siddaramaiah says he will seek Narendra Modi's intervention if Manohar Parikar doesn't address issue soon

Firstpost  

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said he was still open for discussions with Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar to find an amicable solution to the inter-state Mahadayi river water sharing row. Bengaluru: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said he was still open for discussions with Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar to find an amicable solution to the inter-state …

Will seek PM action if Parrikar doesn't respond on Mahadayi talks: K'taka CM
7 years, 1 month ago

Will seek PM action if Parrikar doesn't respond on Mahadayi talks: K'taka CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said he was still open for discussions with Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to find an amicable solution to the inter-state Mahadayi river water sharing row. "If the Goa Chief Minister responds to my recent letter and calls for a meeting on the issue, I will also make honest efforts to convince Congress …

Congress-backed bandh and a diatribe by Amit Shah sets a nasty tone for Karnataka Assembly poll
7 years, 1 month ago

Congress-backed bandh and a diatribe by Amit Shah sets a nasty tone for Karnataka Assembly poll

Firstpost  

Thursday’s bandh was an election-eve political stratagem, a new diabolical invention in Karnataka. Thursday’s bandh in Karnataka, demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention to resolve the Mahadayi river water sharing dispute with Goa, “coincided” with BJP president Amit Shah’s visit to the state. And for the BJP, it’s equally important to get back the state which it lost in the …

Karnataka bandh: Amit Shah holds rally in Mysuru despite shutdown but keeps mum on Mahadayi issue; life hit in Bengaluru
7 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka bandh: Amit Shah holds rally in Mysuru despite shutdown but keeps mum on Mahadayi issue; life hit in Bengaluru

Firstpost  

Bengaluru/ Mysuru: The state-wide bandh called by pro-Karnataka groups and activists supporting the demand to supply Mahadayi water to north Karnataka’s farmers paralysed life in the southern districts of Bengaluru and Mysuru on Thursday. Meanwhile, despite the bandh, BJP national president Amit Shah was in the state to address a pre-planned rally in Mysuru, which was part of the party’s …

All you need to know about the Mahadayi dispute
7 years, 2 months ago

All you need to know about the Mahadayi dispute

The Hindu  

The dispute over sharing of water from Mahadayi or Mandovi river that flows between Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra has escalated in the recent months. Goa is opposing Karnataka’s move to divert water from tributaries of the river through the Kalasa-Bhanduri Nala project towards the parched Malaprabha river basin.While the demand for drawing water from the Mahadayi is four decades old, …

Karnataka Bandh: A State-Wide Shutdown Disrupts Life and Public Services
7 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka Bandh: A State-Wide Shutdown Disrupts Life and Public Services

India TV News  

A state-wide bandh has disrupted normal life and public services in Karnataka today, with major impact in northern districts that come under the Malaprabha river basin. The bandh, called by pro-Kannada outfits, has led to a complete shutdown of public transport, with schools and colleges closed. The situation has also affected other parts of the state, with reports of business …

Karnataka Bandh Disrupts Life in Major Cities, Threatening Water Sharing with Goa
7 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka Bandh Disrupts Life in Major Cities, Threatening Water Sharing with Goa

India TV News  

Karnataka is under a state-wide bandh called by pro-Kannada outfits demanding Prime Minister's intervention in the inter-state Mahadayi river water row with neighbouring Goa. The bandh has disrupted normal life in most parts of the state, with major impact in northern districts seeking water from the Mahadayi basin. The city of Bengaluru limped back to normalcy with buses back on …

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