State Moves Sc Over Mhadei Dam

State Moves SC Over Mhadei Dam 14 Jan 2009, 0027 hrs IST, TNN MARGAO: Chief minister Digambar Kamat said that that the state government has filed an application before the Supreme Court praying that the Karnataka government be restrained from going ahead with the work of constructing a dam on the Mhadei basin. Documentary evidence of the work in progress of the dams at Mhadei was also submitted to the apex court, Kamat added, while speaking to reporters at Margao on Tuesday. The chief minister further said that the state government has also approached the Centre demanding that a tribunal be formed to redress the Mhadei issue. "The Prime Minister has assured the state government that he would examine the case and take appropriate steps," Kamat said. Replying to a query, the chief minister said that a legislative bill seeking to protect the agricultural land of Goa is being drafted. Kamat said that "the best of lawyers will be employed by Goa" to fight the case. Further, reacting to questions by reporters, he said that no other suit on the Mhadei issue is pending with the Supreme Court other than the one filed by the state government. Kamat said that advocate general Subodh Kantak found this after a thorough verification on chief minister's directions.

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