<span style="color: #222222;">Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat met Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa in Bengaluru to discuss water related issues. Mr Yediyurappa sought the Jal Shakti Minister's intervention in resolving interstate issues such as Mekedatu drinking water project, Mahadayi and Krishna river disputes. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Karnataka CM also asked for interlinking Krishna, Cauvery, Godavari and Pennar rivers at an earliest possible. Mr Shekhawat promised to release 439 crore rupees to the state government under PM Krishi Sinchai Yojana for upper Tunga, Bhima, Karanja, Sri Rameshwara and Narayanpur left bank canal.</span><br />