Bengaluru, Aug. 2 -- BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said the Centre has been positive about the Mekedatu project and urged the Karnataka government to take steps to ensure drinking water supply and protect standing crops in the Cauvery Delta region.

Speaking to the reporters after the all-party meeting over the Cauvery water issue, Bommai said, "It was a serious meeting; a lot of issues were discussed, especially that we have warned the government that they should not rest on the temporary relief by nature which has been given. The entire year, water management is important, more so to secure the drinking water of the Mandya and Mysore villages, as well as Bangalore city."

"They should take extra precautions regarding the drinking wa...