"Goa CM's statement is false. Matter is settled in the Tribunal. There is no case in the Supreme Court. Goa CM has no locus standi. It is pending with the Government of India. The Central Government has to give clearance," Siddaramaiah said at a press conference here in Delhi.
Replying to Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's "lost his mental balance" remarks amid row over Mahadayi project, Goa CM Pramod Sawant on Friday called it "Congress culture".
The Mahadayi, also known as the Mandovi River in Goa and Mahadayi in Karnataka, originates in Karnataka and empties into the Arabian Sea in Panaji, Goa, while briefly flowing through Maharashtra.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant's remarks on the Mahadayi river project sparked a heated dispute between Karnataka and Goa, with Karnataka Minister HK Patil saying that it is "our constitutional right."
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Thursday hit at Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for his remarks over Karnataka's Mahadayi project, alleging that the Centre will not green light the project.
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday urged Union Minister Pralhad Joshi to work towards getting approvals for the Mahadayi project and funds for the Upper Bhadra project rather than wasting his energy on raising issues like Muda and Darshan arrest.
Karnataka and Goa are fighting a two-year-long dispute over the sharing of the Mahadayi river water in the Supreme Court after both parties expressed reservations about the award by the Mahadayi dispute tribunal in 2018.