Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Friday said the State government is ready to resolve river water-sharing disputes between neighbouring States, particularly with Tamil Nadu, through mutual dialogue rather than intervention of the tribunals/courts.
Mr. Shivakumar on Thursday called on Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and discussed pending irrigation projects of Karnataka with him.
Mr. Shivakumar, who is also in charge of the Water Resources Ministry, met the Union Minister at his residence in Delhi, and discussed the contentious Mekedatu balancing reservoir across the Cauvery river and the Mahadayi drinking water project, among other irrigation projects in the State.
