On Saturday, Karnataka CM Yediyurappa and Home Minister Basvaraj Bommai held a meeting with Maharashtra Water Resource Minister Jayant Patil to solve problems regarding flood management and water supply issues in drought regions in both the states.
After the meeting CM Yediyurappa said, “We discussed various issues regarding flood management in Krishna and Bheema river basins”,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 further added.
The two states also agreed to complete the Dudhganga dam project in the next two years and Maharashtra will also fund it. “Maharashtra will also supply enough funds for the completion of Dudhganga dam”, Patil said in a press conference.
