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`No renegotiation of Bachawat scheme'

By Our Staff Correspondent

MYSORE MAY 27. The Karnataka Chief Minister, S. M. Krishna, said today that the State would oppose any move to renegotiate the apportioning of the Krishna waters under the Bachawat Tribunal's Scheme `A'.

Responding to a question on the proposal to re-allocate the river waters under the scheme, Mr. Krishna said the Government would strongly oppose it. A letter had been sent to the Centre requesting it to constitute a tribunal for sharing excess waters from the Krishna under Scheme `B'. "The award under Scheme `A' is a closed chapter. We oppose any move to reopen it," he added.

Under the Bachawat Tribunal's Scheme `A', 700 tmcft. had been allocated to Karnataka, 560 tmcft to Maharashtra, and 800 tmcft. to Andhra Pradesh based on 75 per cent dependable annual yield of 2,060 tmcft. of Krishna waters.

Mr. Krishna said the letter sent to the Centre seeking the constitution of a tribunal for sharing excess waters was clear on the matter. He added that there was no proposal before the Government to take a delegation to the Centre in this regard.

Reacting to the Telugu Desam Parliamentary Party delegation's meeting with the President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, and the Prime Minister, A.B. Vajpayee, in New Delhi on Monday with regard to Karnataka's projects across inter-State rivers, Mr. Krishna expressed surprise over the opposition to drinking water projects.

A barrage was being constructed across the Chitravati in Kolar to provide drinking water to villages in the dry belt of the district, he said, and added that the project was not for irrigation.

Mr. Krishna expressed confidence that the Government would be able to meet the drinking water requirement. "We have a contingency plan. But we don't need to spell it out,'' he said.

He said the Government would shortly fill all vacancies in the post of gram panchayat secretary.

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