Goemkarponn Desk
PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant has said that the extension granted to the Mhadei Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT) was much needed and that now a proper hearing can take place.
“The extension to the Mhadei Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT) was much needed; the proper hearing will take place now,” said CM Sawant
The Central government has extended the term of the Mhadei Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT) for the fourth time till August 19, 2022, to resolve the water-sharing dispute between Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra after the three states didn’t accept the award.
The Centre had issued a notification on sharing the waters of inter-state Mahadayi among Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra.
In 2018, the Mhadei Water Disputes Tribunal had allocated 13.42 tmcft of water from Mahadayi to Karnataka. It had allowed Karnataka to use 5.5 tmcft of water from Mahadayi within the river basin and for diversion to the Malaprabha reservoir and another 8.02 percent of water for hydroelectricity generation in the state.