Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has also said he would write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to seek his intervention in Mahadayi dispute. Bengaluru: Days after the Mahadayi Water Tribunal suggested that the chief ministers of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa should resolve their dispute over the sharing of Mahadayi river water amicably, Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has offered to host the first round of talks. Siddaramaiah has requested the chief secretaries of Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka to finalise a date for a meeting of the chief ministers within this month. Karnataka will have to engage all the stakeholders in the Mahadayi dispute to ensure drinking water to the northern parts of the state. Siddaramaiah has also said he would write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to seek his intervention in Mahadayi dispute.

Source: Mint September 06, 2016 20:15 UTC