Digital Goa, July 7 – Efforts will be made to commence Kalasa and Bandura project works on river Mhadei after obtaining necessary forest clearance, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah announced today while presenting the Karnataka State budget in Bengaluru’s Vidhana Soudha. “Central Water Commission has already granted clearance for the utilization of 3.90 TMC of water allocated by Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal for Kalasa and Bandura Nala drinking water project. Efforts will be made to commence project works after obtaining the necessary forest clearance,” he said. Goa is opposing the projects as they will lead to diversion of river Mhadei which is considered to be lifeline of Goa.
