Maharashtra Government appeals to center stop karnataka from increase almatti dam height – Amar Ujala Hindi News Live

Maharashtra Water Resources Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil has submitted a memorandum to Union Water Power Minister CR Patil in this regard. The memorandum states that the Karnataka government wants to increase the height of the dam from 519.60 meters to 524.256 meters. If this happens, there will be serious and irreversible consequences for flood-prone Sangli and Kolhapur districts located in the Krishna River Basin.

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Maharashtra government has objected to this issue earlier: Patil

The memorandum submitted to the Union Minister by Vikhe-Patil said that Maharashtra has also objected to the issue earlier and has also given data related to its loss. Vikhe-Patil said, “We demand your intervention to cancel the approval to increase the height of the Almetti Dam.” MPs, members of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and ministers of the state government were present in the meeting with Vikhe-Patil.

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In 2019 and 2021, due to heavy rains, there was a horrific flood in Sangli-Kolhapur

Vikhe-Patil reported that there was very heavy rainfall in 2019 and 2021, and the backwater of the Almetti Dam had caused a severe flood in Sangli and Kolhapur districts. Vikhe-Patil also said that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has already written letters to the Center and he had strongly objected to increasing the proposed height of the dam.