Siddaramaiah urges Maharashtra CM to release water to drought-hit north Karnataka districts

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 21 (ANI): Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday wrote to his Maharashtra counterpart Eknath Shinde, requesting him to release water from Warna/Koyna Dam to the Krishna River and Bhima River to meet the needs of both humans and livestock in northern Karnataka.

The letter requested the authorities concerned to immediately release 2.00 TMC of water from Warna/Koyna reservoir to the Kris