BENGALURU: Karnataka Water resources minister M B Patil has welcomed the decision of the Krishna Water Dispute tribunal, headed by Justice Brijesh Kumar, in rejecting the Telangana state government’s plea seeking fresh allocation of Krishna river water between four riparian states. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, the minister said the tribunal’s verdict has vindicated Karnataka’s stand on the issue.
“Our counsel before the tribunal had argued that the reallocation of water should be confined to sharing of water between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana from the share allocated to the united Andhra Pradesh,” the minister said.