Tenders for project on Mahadayi river in Karnataka may not fiend any takers
- June 23, 2023
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Tenders for project on Mahadayi river in Karnataka may not fiend any takers
Subject : Geography
Section: Places in news
Context: Tenders floated for implementation of the controversial Kalasa Banduri scheme by the previous BJP government minutes before Karnataka Assembly elections were .
What is the Kalasa-Banduri project?
- The Kalasa-Banduri project aims to divert water from Mahadayi to satisfy the drinking water needs of Belagavi, Dharwad, Bagalkot and Gadag districts in Karnataka.
- As per the plans, barrages are to be built on Kalasa and Banduri streams — tributaries of Mahadayi — and water diverted towards Karnataka’s parched districts. Mahadayi originates in the Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary in Belagavi district of Karnataka, and flows into the Arabian Sea in Goa.
- A few days ago, Goa and Maharashtra governments sat together and issued a joint statement saying that they will put up a united fight against Karnataka in connection with the water diversion project.
- In November 2010, the UPA government at the Centre had set up a tribunal to settle disputes between Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra. In 2018, the tribunal awarded 13.42 TMC water from Mahadayi river basin to Karnataka, 1.33 TMC to Maharashtra and 24 TMC to Goa. The same was notified by the Union Government in February 2020.
Mahadayi river
- Mahadayi river rises in the Western Ghats, from the Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary in Khanapur taluk of Karnataka’s Belagavi district.
- The river travels 35 km in Karnataka; 82 km in Goa before joining the Arabian Sea at Panji (North-Goa).
- Also called Mandovi in Goa, Mahadayi is a rain-fed river that is shared between Karnataka and Goa for their water needs.
- The Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary is located on the island of Chorao in the Mandovi river.
- Major Tributaries: Kalasa Nala, Banduri Nala, Surla Nala, Haltar Nala, Poti Nala, Mahadayi Nala, Pansheer Nala, Bail Nala, Andher Nala.
- The variations in the terrain has led to formation of various water falls such as the Doodhsagarfalls, Vajra poha falls, etc
- Mahadayi river dispute is between the three basin states — Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka.
- The Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT) was finally set up by the Central government in 2010.