<p id="thickbox_headline">Karnataka has requested the Centre to allocate water to each beneficiary state before taking up river linking projects.<br /><br />In the meeting convened by Union Water Resources Secretary Pankaj Kumar to discuss the proposal for linking Godavari- Krishna, Krishna-Pennar, and Pennar-Cauvery on Friday, Karnataka said all issues raised by the state should be addressed by the Centre before going head with projects.<br /><br />In the meeting Water Resources Department officials from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry were also present.<br /><br />Before taking up Krishna-Pennar and Pennar-Cauvery linking, the Water Resources Ministry also address the issues of requirement of water in drought hit areas of the state, Cauvery Niravari Nigama (CNN) Managing Director K Jayaprakash said in the meeting.<br /><br />Opposing Godavari-Krishna linking, Telangana said if the Centre goes head with this project, 50% availability of water should be allocated to it, sources in the Jal Shakti Ministry said.<br /><br />Telangana also demanded modification of the existing detail project report (DPR) of Godavari-Krishna linking project.<br /><br />Andhra Pradesh demanded that lower riparian state should get sufficient quantity of water while Tamil Nadu demanded 200 tmc feet of water as its share in river linking project.<br /><br />The inter-linking of Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Palar and Pennar rivers is part of the project to link Himalayan and Peninsular rivers.<br /><br />Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget announced that once a consensus is reached among the beneficiary states, the Centre will provide support to implement the project.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH videos:</strong></p>
<p id="thickbox_headline">Karnataka has requested the Centre to allocate water to each beneficiary state before taking up river linking projects.<br /><br />In the meeting convened by Union Water Resources Secretary Pankaj Kumar to discuss the proposal for linking Godavari- Krishna, Krishna-Pennar, and Pennar-Cauvery on Friday, Karnataka said all issues raised by the state should be addressed by the Centre before going head with projects.<br /><br />In the meeting Water Resources Department officials from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry were also present.<br /><br />Before taking up Krishna-Pennar and Pennar-Cauvery linking, the Water Resources Ministry also address the issues of requirement of water in drought hit areas of the state, Cauvery Niravari Nigama (CNN) Managing Director K Jayaprakash said in the meeting.<br /><br />Opposing Godavari-Krishna linking, Telangana said if the Centre goes head with this project, 50% availability of water should be allocated to it, sources in the Jal Shakti Ministry said.<br /><br />Telangana also demanded modification of the existing detail project report (DPR) of Godavari-Krishna linking project.<br /><br />Andhra Pradesh demanded that lower riparian state should get sufficient quantity of water while Tamil Nadu demanded 200 tmc feet of water as its share in river linking project.<br /><br />The inter-linking of Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Palar and Pennar rivers is part of the project to link Himalayan and Peninsular rivers.<br /><br />Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget announced that once a consensus is reached among the beneficiary states, the Centre will provide support to implement the project.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH videos:</strong></p>
