PANAJI
Stating that water level of Mhadei river has come down to zero for almost 20 Km stretch of its basin due to diversion of water by Karnataka, MGP leader Sudin Dhavlikar alleged that numerous rivers in the state are running dry.
Dhavlikar produced recent photographs of the dried Mhadei river basin taken by environmentalist Madhu Gaonkar.
“The gravity of the problem can be seen in Krishnapur where two rivers meet which are running dry during this time of the year. Mhadei has slipped out of our hand. Water has been diverted to Malaprabha river through Kalsa Bhandura project,” Dhavlikar lamented.
Dhavlikar demanded that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant should bring this to the notice of Prime Minister Modi.
Dhavlikar contended that Mhadei was safe during MGP rule till 1977 later political parties like Congress and BJP have exploited it.
Meanwhile, a joint team of superintending engineers of Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra are together scheduled to visit the Kalasa site in Kankumbi tomorrow, March 19 for an inspection as per directions of the Supreme Court.
