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Goa govt to issue notice to Karnataka under Wildlife Protection Act
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IANS | 02 Jan, 2022
The
Goa government on Monday decided to issue notice to Karnataka for
allegedly taking water from the wildlife sanctuaries of the state.
The decision was taken during the special Cabinet meeting
convened to discuss Mhadei diversion issue over Central government's
approval to Karnataka's Detailed Project Report for the disputed
Kalasa-Bhanduri dam project.
"They can't divert the water. Notice
will be issued under the Wildlife protection act. We have started the
process to issue notice," Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said after the
meeting.
"My government is serious about Mhadei. Allegations
made by the opposition are baseless. I reiterate that we will not
compromise on Mhadei. Fight for Mhadei will continue. As per time and
need, we will meet and fight with the Centre and will take decisions,"
he added.
Opposition parties in Goa had alleged that the BJP
government is compromising on Mhadei, so the Karnataka BJP can derive
political dividends during the coming Assembly elections there.
Sawant
said that his government has not received an official DPR copy. "We
have demanded it. We have made a strategy where we can lodge our
objections. There is no need to make this strategy public," he said,
adding they will demand that the Centre withdraw the approval given to
the DPR.
"We will not allow to take water from 'Out of the
basin', although the tribunal has permitted Karnataka to take 3.9 TMC
water, we have challenged it in the Supreme Court," he said.
"We
will issue notice to Karnataka for taking water from wildlife
sanctuaries. They can't divert the water. Notice will be issued under
the Wildlife protection act," he added.
Sawant said that the
government will stress on demanding to form a 'Water Management
Authority' so that Karnataka can be stopped from illegally diverting
water.
"... also DPR can go to the Water Management Authority. So
they can decide on it. Authority is needed to inspect the projects from
where the water is illegally taken to Karnataka," he said.
Sawant
said that he will lead an all legislative party delegation to meet
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Jal Shakti
Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
According to Sawant, wildlife
sanctuaries of Goa are dependent on Mhadei water and hence they will not
compromise on Mhadei. "Water from Mhadei is also used for potable
purposes," he said.
He urged all to come together to fight for Mhadei with unity.
He
said that though Karnataka has got approval for DPR, they can't start
work immediately as they need other mandatory approvals like
environment.
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