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Mhadei water row: SC notices to Centre, Karnataka, Maharashtra
NT Staff Reporter
Panaji, Sept 28: The Supreme Court today directed that notices be issued to
Centre as well as the state of Karnataka and Maharashtra when Goa's petition
seeking a stay on the Kalsa-Bhandura nullah project of Karnataka government
aimed at diverting water from Mhadei basin came before it today afternoon
The SC will now hear Goa's petition on October 19. The apex court will also
decide on the interim relief sought by the state on that day, said the state's
advocate general, Mr Subodh Kantak.
The state government had approached the SC with a plea seeking directions to
the government of India to constitute Mandovi River Water Dispute Tribunal
under Inter-State Water Dispute Act, 1956 so as to resolve the water dispute
with Karnataka.
PTI ADDS FROM NEW DELHI: The interim application was moved by the Goa
government before a bench comprising Mr Justice B N Agrawal, Mr Justice P P
Naolekar and Mr Justice L S Penta.
The Karnataka government is starting the project from October 2.
The Goa government contended that the project undertaken by Karnataka was
aimed at transferring the waters outside the basin which was clearly
contrary to the national water policy and would hamper the flow of river
water.
In the suit, Goa submitted that any abstraction of water by Karnataka would
deprive its inhabitants of drinking water and consequently affect their
fundamental rights under article 21 of the Constitution.
The Goa government said the no project should be allowed to continue on
river Mandvi until the tribunal adjudicates the inter-state disputes
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