Karnataka orders brisk work at Alamatti dam

By Our Special Correspondent

BANGALORE, APRIL 25. The Karnataka Government has asked the engineers in Upper Krishna Project (UKP) to work day and night to put up skin plates for erection of crest gates to store 173 tmcft. of water in Almatti Dam now that the Supreme Court has permitted raising of the height of the Dam to 519 metres.

This was stated in the Assembly today by the Chief Minister, Mr. S. M. Krishna, who said the demand of the State was that it should be permitted to raise the height to 524 metres while Andhra Pradesh insisted on restricting height of the dam to 512 metres. The question of additional height for power generation had been referred to the Tribunal for a direction within three months.

Mr. Krishna, who was replying to the discussion on the motion of thanks to the Governor for the address to the joint session of the legislature referred to the several challenges in the irrigation sector which were getting complicated and went on to inform the House of the latest information the Government had on the verdict of the Supreme Court.

Following a suggestion from the Janata Dal (United) leader, Mr. P.G.R. Sindhia, that the Government call a meeting of leaders of all the political parties, experts and lawyers before announcing any decision, Mr. Krishna said he would convene such a meeting shortly to take steps with the cooperation of all parties to achieve what the Government had in mind.

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