Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai chaired a meeting with his state's legal team and technical experts on inter-State river disputes in New Delhi. In the meeting, he discussed various cases before the Supreme Court related to water sharing and told the legal team to work for their speedy settlement.

Sharing details to  media persons after the meeting, Bommai said the legal team has been asked to prepare a plan for early issue of a gazette notification by the Centre on sharing of Krishna river water. Telangana government filed a petition before the court seeking to resolve the dispute. The legal team has been told to explain the State’s stand before the Supreme Court on the Mekedatu balancing reservoir project in the Cauvery Basin in Karnataka. The Tamil Nadu government has filed a petition in the court opposing the project.

"I have asked for a report within a week, I have asked the AG for the long-pending cases that need to be cleared soon, for that govt will work. I'll meet the Finance minister, Gadkari jee and the health minister. Also, I'll meet Piyush Goel," said Bommai. He further said that State Advocate General Prabhuling Navadgi has been told to show progress made by the legal team in one week to ensure early settlement of pending cases in the Supreme Court.

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