From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network

Bengaluru, Jun 19: Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, who chaired the Inter-State Flood Monitoring Committee of Karnataka and Maharashtra in Bengaluru on Saturday, directed officials to work out the modalities to obtain 4 tmcft of water from Maharashtra during the summer and reciprocate the gesture for helping the drought hit regions of Maharashtra.

The meeting discussed various issues regarding effective flood management in Krishna and Bhima basins and have better coordination and communication between two states at ministerial level, Secretaries level and at the field level.

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 have decided to speed up the Doodhganga project and complete it in next two years so that the long wait for irrigation facility of the region is fulfilled,’’ the Chief Minister said.

Water Resources Minister of Maharashtra Jayant Patil, senior officers from Maharashtra, State Chief Secretary P Ravikumar, Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister Dr E V Ramana Reddy, Additional Chief Secretary of Water Resources Department Rakesh Singh and other senior officers were present at the meeting.