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The Hindu
The Hindu
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Special Correspondent

Bommai, Pawar discuss water-sharing issue

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai with Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar in Bengaluru on Friday. (Source: Special Arrangement)

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Friday met Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai at the latter’s residence here and discussed about the inter-State water-sharing dispute between Karnataka and Maharashtra as well as mutual cooperation in case of floods in the two States.

They also decided to hold a meeting soon for a detailed discussion on inter-State water issues and river water sharing between the two States. They decided to hold a discussion on this issue in Delhi, stated an official release.

Taking to Twitter, the NCP chief said, “On my visit to Bengaluru I got a call from Mr. Bommai, who expressed his wish to meet me”.

“Keeping the respect of his position in mind, I decided to go and pay a courtesy call on him,” the former Union Minister tweeted.

“I am thankful for his warm hospitality and hoping that the two States would continue to work together with a cooperative vision in the years to come,” Mr. Pawar said.

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