Prime Minister Narendra Modi has suggested for a consensus among various political parties on the Mahadayi river water issue which concerns Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra. Mr. Modi was responding to an all party delegation from Karnataka which called on him in New Delhi today. <br/><br/>The delegation led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah sought the Prime Minister's intervention for an out-of-Tribunal settlement of the issue. The delegation also raised the issue of severe drought in Karnataka, especially in its northern parts, on which Mr. Modi said a Central team is being sent to the State to assess the situation at the earliest. <br/><br/>On the problems of sugarcane farmers, due to the fall in sugar prices, the Prime Minister said these problems are being faced by the farmers across the country and the Central government is a taking a number of steps to address them. <br/><br/>Responding to the delegation's demand for a hike in import duty of silk to protect the interests of the mulberry growers in the state, the Prime Minister assured to examine it. Union Ministers Venkaiah Naidu, Ananth Kumar and Sadananda Gowda and senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge were present at the meeting.