Almatti dam: Devendra Fadnavis demands agreement with Karnataka

KOLHAPUR: The onset of monsoon has once again brought the issue of Karnataka-based Almatti damto the fore with former chief minister Devendra Fadnavisdemanding to have a permanent arrangement on the release of water.

In a letter to chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, Fadnavis has underlined the need for having some agreement with Karnataka on the release of water from Almatti dam. 

Fadnavis, in the letter, has said that water from several rivers and dams in western Maharashtra goes into Almatti dam. “Backwater of Almatti dam cause flood in Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur districts,” Fadnavis said, adding that increase in the discharge from Almatti dam was the only solution to the problem[Readmore]