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Mhadei case argument today
Keri, July 25: The tribunal for the Mhadei water dispute has scheduled a hearing today in the matter of the interlocutory application filed by Karnataka for using 7 TMC feet of the Mhadei water, according to a report by the Times of India.
Goa counsel, Atmaram Nadkarni said, "The hearing on July 25 is crucial for Goa as final rounds of arguments are scheduled. Any lifting or diversion of Mhadei's water is likely to adversely affect our lifeline."
Fali Nariman, who is the counsel for Karnataka, argues that the Malaprabha river has surplus water and that there is reduction in flow to its basin. Goa's admitted case is that the yield of the Mhadei is not less than 100 TMC feet, but the utilization at present is below 10 TMC feet.
Karnataka seeks the tribunal's permission to permit pumping of TMC of water of the Mhadei's tributaries for two years till the matter has been adjucated. Karnataka has submitted few pages of arguments covering its justification. Following this, Goa has sought time to file replies.
While the Tribunal hearing is scheduled today, th emain petition pertaining to the dam and diversion of 7.56 TMC feet of water through the Kalsa-Bhandura project will be heard on Nov 25 this year.
While a report has already been submitted to Sudhir Sajjan, assistant engineer of Karnataka's WRD about the water availability in Banihalli, it is alleged to have been purposefully ignored.
Banihalli
is
a
catchment
of
the
Malaprabha
river,
which
has
an
area
of
5,048
sq
km,
double
that
of
Mhadei.
The
water,
however,
is
hardly
used
to
the
extent
of
1.5
TMC.
"Why
has
Karnataka
not
tapped
this
tributary
and
has
its
eyes
on
Goa's
lifeline
Mhadei?
Why
doesn't
Karnataka
utilise
22
rivers
in
Belagavi
district
to
supply
drinking
water
to
Hubbali-Dharwad
areas?
Are
questions
that
still
remained
to
be
answered.
Goa now has to justify the opposition for lifting 7 TMC feet of water against the 34 TMC feet by Karnataka. Meanwhile, in the masterplan prepared by Goa, the projected requirement of the state in 2051 is 64 TMC.
OneIndia News
