Stating that the inter-State sharing of Krishna river water is a sensitive matter, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday assured the Legislative Council that he will review sharing of Krishna water that was meant for Ballari district after going through records.
The Chief Minister’s assurance came after senior Congress member Allam Veerabhadrappa raised the issue of share of water for Ballari district that had to come to Karnataka under the Krishna water sharing formula. “The water quota for Ballari district was before the reorganisation of States. I will check the record and review it if it has come to us,” he said.
He said: “It is a sensitive matter. It will open a Pandora’s Box. We will take a call after consulting legal experts. After bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the latter sought review of entire Krishna river dispute, which we opposed.”
