(a) whether the Government are aware of the digging of feeder channels near Karnataka Border to divert the direction of water flow;
(b) if so, whether the Government of Karnataka has
complained to his Ministry;
(c) if so, whether it is the violation of Bachawat
Tribunal; and
(d) if so, the action taken by the Union Government in this
regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES (SMT. BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) & (c) The Government of Karnataka have drawn the
attention of the Union Government regarding the
construction of two feeder canals by the Government of
Andhra Pradesh namely,
(i) Feeder Channel from
Sidagappanakatte to P.Byadagere tank;
(ii) Feeder Channel
to divert water from the catchment upstream of Reddihally
tank in North-Pennar Basin in Karnataka to a local halla of
Rolla Tank in Andhra Pradesh. The Government of Karnataka
has apprehended that flows to the Honnagondanahalli tank
will be reduced on account of the first feeder canal and
cause irreparable injury to the farmers of Reddihally tank
in Karnataka due to the second feeder canal. The Government
of Andhra Pradesh has informed that the work on Feeder
Channel from Sidagappanakatte to P. Byadagere tank has been
stopped.
(d) The Central Water Commission has convened an inter-
State meeting of representative of Government of Karnataka
and Government of Andhra Pradesh on 17th August, 2001 to
discuss all such reported diversion works.