The may be running a high octave political pitch of saving the Mhadei and preparing itself for a legal battle, but across the border, Karnataka has long completed massive tunnels and oversized canals to divert water from Goas lifeline.
Despite Goas objections, Karnataka has surreptitiously and illegally gone ahead and constructed these tunnels and canals that can carry water almost double the amount allocated by the Mhadei Water Disputes Tribunal.
As per the allocation, Karnataka is to use 1.72 tmc ft of water under the Kalasa project. But the oversized tunnels and canals constructed have the capacity to carry 4tmc ft of water, more than twice the quantity allowed.