Maharashtra and Karnataka govt agree to resolve flood management, water supply issues

The Karnataka and Maharashtra government on Saturday have mutally agreed to have better coordination and communication regarding flood management and water supply in the drought-hit regions of both the states.

In order to resolve the water-related issues between the two states high-level meeting was held by Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and state Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai with Maharashtra Water Resource Minister Jayant Patil in Bengaluru 

After the meeting, Yediyurappa while speaking to the reporters said both the states have agreed to share real-time data on rainfall and water release from reservoirs both in Krishna and Bhima basin in order to manage the floods effectively.

"We discussed various issues regarding flood management in Krishna and Bheema river basins. It was decided to have better coordination and communication between two states at ministerial level,Secretaries level and at the field level," the CM said.

It was resolved that a technical team will work towards getting four TMC water from Maharashtra and in return release water to the drought-hit areas of the western state, the Chief Minister said.