Mahadayi project cost skyrockets by 1,674% since inception
Part of: GS Prelims –Polity and GS-II- river dispute
In news:
Kalasa-Banduri Nala project in the Mahadayi basin drags on over the inter-State river water dispute, the cost over the last 20 years has risen steeply from about ₹94 crore in 2000 to ₹1,677.30 crore now.
From Prelims Point Of View
Kalasa-Banduri Nala Project
Undertaken by the Government of Karnataka to improve drinking water supply to the three districts of Belagavi, Dharwad, and Gadag.
Involves building across Kalasa and Banduri, two tributaries of the Mahadayi river to divert water to the Malaprabha river.
Malaprabha river supplies the drinking water to Dharwad, Belgaum, and Gadag districts.
The Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal was set up in 2010. Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra
Mahadayi :
The west-flowing river
originates in Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary (Western Ghats), Belagavi Karnataka.
Called as Mandovi in Goa.
Joined by a number of streams to form the Mandovi which is one of two major rivers (the other one is Zuari river) that flows through Goa.
Daily Current Affairs IAS | UPSC Prelims and Mains Exam – 25th February 2020
