Koppala, June 25 -- Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Thursday pledged to safeguard the interests of farmers dependent on the Tungabhadra river basin as the newly replaced 33 spillway gates of the Tungabhadra reservoir were inaugurated at Hosapete in Vijayanagara district.
Addressing a gathering at Munirabad in Koppal district after the inauguration, Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said the three riparian States had arrived at a broad consensus on key issues concerning the reservoir and the welfare of farmers in the command area.
He said discussions among the three States covered concerns raised by farmer organisations, including the proposed Navali balancing reservoir and the removal of accumulated silt from the reservoir...