Tuesday, July 12 2005 17:02 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister N Dharam Singh will lead an all party delegation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to seek his intervention for early clearance of to the long awaited Kalasa Bandori nala drinking water project proposed across Mahadayi river.

The government was committed to the implementation of the Kalasa Bandori nala project, envisaged to provide drinking water to Belgau, Hubli-Dharwad, he said, while replying to the issue of delay in executing the project, on which the opposition BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) sought to move an adjournment motion in the state assembly.

There has been a delay in taking up this project, locked in inter-state river water dispute following objections from Goa to the Mahadayi river diversion, Singh said.

Despite repeated pleas, the Centre has not revoked the stay issued on September 19, 2002 on the objections to Goa, he said.

Earlier, replying to the matter, Water Resources Minister M Mallikarjun Kharge asserted that there was no question of shelving the project as the state would utilise its rightful share of 7.56 tmc of water to provide drinking water.Singh and Kharge appealed to farmers, who have launched an indefinite fast demanding early implementation of the project to end stir.