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High Court stays Karnataka’s efforts to divert water from Mahadayi
Issue Date: Mar 4, 2013
The Karnataka High Court has put a stay on the ongoing construction of dams by the state government for diverting water from the west-flowing Mahadayi and its tributaries to the east-flowing river Malaprabha in the eco-sensitive Western Ghats region bordering Karnataka and Goa. The court ordered that all construction work should be stopped till the Karnataka government gets mandatory forest clearance.
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