{"id":15275,"date":"2024-07-10T09:31:46","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T04:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanacres.in\/?p=15275"},"modified":"2024-07-10T09:31:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T04:01:46","slug":"karnataka-counters-goa-in-mahadayi-canal-dispute-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/?p=15275","title":{"rendered":"Karnataka Counters Goa in Mahadayi Canal Dispute Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Karnataka and Goa over the Kalasa-Banduri canal project on the Mahadayi River, with Karnataka launching a pointed rebuttal against allegations raised by Goa following a recent inspection.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The inspection, conducted by the PRAWAH team under the Jal Shakti ministry&#8217;s oversight, was intended to assess compliance and adherence to regulatory norms by Karnataka. The Karnataka government, through officials from its irrigation department, has vehemently refuted Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant&#8217;s claims of illegal construction at the Kalasa-Banduri project site. According to Karnataka&#8217;s assertions, the inspection team found no evidence of violations, affirming that all procedures were conducted within stipulated legal frameworks.<\/p>\n<p>PRAWAH, comprising representatives from Goa, Karnataka, and Maharashtra, was established to oversee water management issues in the Mahadayi basin, including the implementation of directives from the Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal&#8217;s 2018 award. The tribunal allocated 13.42 thousand million cubic feet (TMC) of water to Karnataka, amidst objections and legal challenges from Goa, which opposes any diversion of Mahadayi&#8217;s waters affecting its own water security. The recent inspection, prompted by Goa&#8217;s concerns, included visits to project sites along the Goa-Karnataka border, specifically Chorla-Kankumbi, culminating in a joint meeting in Bengaluru involving officials from all three states. Karnataka officials have expressed satisfaction with the inspection outcomes, asserting transparency and compliance with regulatory requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Goa&#8217;s Chief Minister defended the state&#8217;s stance, emphasizing the independence and impartiality of PRAWAH&#8217;s investigations. He underscored the need for fair assessments amid ongoing disputes over water allocation and usage rights. The Kalasa-Banduri project aims to augment water supply to several Karnataka districts, including Savadatti, Ramdurg, Hubballi-Dharwad, Naragund, and Navalgund, addressing long-standing demands from local communities and farmer associations. Karnataka has faced significant public pressure, including protests and bandhs, advocating for the project&#8217;s implementation to alleviate water scarcity issues.<\/p>\n<p>As the PRAWAH team prepares to submit its findings to the central government, the Mahadayi river dispute continues to test inter-state relations and legal frameworks governing water resources management in India. Both Karnataka and Goa await the next steps in a saga that intertwines developmental aspirations with environmental concerns and interstate politics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka and Goa over the Kalasa-Banduri canal project on the Mahadayi River, with Karnataka launching a pointed rebuttal against allegations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19655,19580],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15275"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15275\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}