Bengaluru: Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader H.D. Deve Gowda has called upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi to mediate in the ongoing Cauvery water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. He proposed the establishment of an independent expert panel to develop a fair water-sharing formula between the two States.
At a press conference in Bengaluru yesterday, he unveiled a letter urging Modi to direct the Jal Shakti Ministry to submit an application to the Supreme Court, notifying its intent to dispatch an expert panel to assess water availability in the Cauvery basin’s reservoirs.
