To find an amicable solution to the ongoing Mahadayi River water dispute, Karnataka has invited neighbouring Goa for talks.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, in a letter to his Goa counterpart Manohar Parrikar, stated that a meeting of chief ministers of the three riparian states - Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa - could be held in Bengaluru on any convenient date in June.
In September last, members of the Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal had suggested to the counsel appearing for the states to explore the possibility of settling the water dispute outside the Tribunal.
Siddaramaiah in his letter stated that he will soon be sending the proposal to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for his concurrence.
A meeting of the three chief ministers had been scheduled in Mumbai in October last. However, the meeting could not be held as the then Goa Chief Minister Lakshmikanth Parsekar conveyed his inability to attend.
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