Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 12 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday took a pointy dig at Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy over the Godavari-Krishna-Cauvery river-linking venture, advising him to first perceive the main points from the Central management earlier than commenting.
Responding to reporters’ queries about Kumaraswamy’s remarks, Shivakumar stated, ‘I can’t speak about that matter now. I’ll reply them when it is required.’
Hitting again on the Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, the Chief Minister added, ‘First, they need to go and meet the Union Minister and the Prime Minister and perceive the venture intimately. Only after that ought to they discuss it.’
Kumaraswamy had stated that Karnataka won’t profit a lot with the allocation made within the venture and that it has to combat for its share, after the state authorities had consented to the Godavari-Krishna-Cauveri river linking venture.
Earlier on July 7, Chief Minister Shivakumar stated the state of affairs within the state was passable regardless of issues over poor rainfall throughout the nation.
‘We have held historic discussions with the Chief Ministers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and Union Ministers with the purpose of discovering a everlasting answer to the inter-state water issues. The Central Government has additionally given a constructive response to the proposal to proceed the Krishna, Cauvery and Godavari river linking venture at a value of about one lakh crore rupees,’ he stated.
‘We have determined to work collectively by overcoming political variations and making the safety of the pursuits of the folks of the state a precedence,’ he added.
According to the Ministry of Jal Shakti, the Godavari-Cauvery Link Project is without doubt one of the 5 precedence river interlinking initiatives recognized below the National Perspective Plan (NPP).
It goals to switch water from the Godavari basin to the Krishna, Pennar and Cauvery basins by means of three sub-links: Godavari (Inchampalli)-Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) Link, Krishna (Nagarjunasagar)-Pennar (Somasila) Link, Pennar (Somasila)-Cauvery (Grand Anicut) Link.
The National Water Development Agency (NWDA) has ready DPRs for the three sub-links. The earlier Godavari (Polavaram)-Krishna (Vijayawada) Link Project has already achieved water connectivity by means of the hyperlink canal.
The venture was taken up by the Andhra Pradesh authorities below the Polavaram Irrigation Project, which is being applied by the Polavaram Project Authority with central monetary help. (ANI)