Overview
- Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar urged Karnataka’s MPs to press the Union government to approve raising Almatti from 519.6 metres to 524.26 metres to advance UKP‑III.
- Andhra Pradesh has asked the Ministry of Jal Shakti not to issue a Gazette notification or permit land acquisition, citing ongoing consideration before the Supreme Court.
- Maharashtra has also raised objections to the plan, according to Shivakumar.
- Karnataka cites a 2010 tribunal decision allowing an increase in utilisation from 177 tmcft to 330 tmcft, says it has spent about ₹20,000 crore, and has Cabinet approval to acquire 1.33 lakh acres with roughly ₹70,000 crore in three phases.
- Shivakumar highlighted a proposed Navali balancing reservoir to tap about 30 tmcft from Tungabhadra and said Andhra Pradesh has skipped meetings on the issue.