Bengaluru, 3 June

Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday reiterated that he would seek time from the Prime Minister and Union Jal Shakthi Minister to discuss Alamatti dam height increase after Maharashtra raised objections to it.

“I will seek time from Prime Minister and the Jal Shakthi Minister once Chief Minister Siddaramaiah writes a reply to the objection raised by Maharashtra Chief Minister (Devendra Fadnavis),” he said speaking to reporters after inspecting the venue of Kempegowda Jayanthi in Sumanahalli, Magadi Road.

“Siddaramaiah will write a reply within two days. I have already shared my inputs with him. We will also share the letter with all the MPs so that they can take it up in the Parliament,” he said. “Fadnavis is an intelligent person. He was in favour of the project in the past.”

Asked about his visit to inspect the venue for Kempegowda Jayanthi, he said, “We have decided to celebrate this year’s Kempegowda Jayanthi at this venue. The land allotted to Kempegowda Development Authority is nearby. We will lay the foundation stone for the Kempegowda Development Authority on 27 June and celebrate his Jayanthi. In the allotted land, a museum on Kempegowda will also come up… A railway line will also pass through this place and a station would be built here. This will be taken up in the Cabinet meeting.”

Asked if the land was too far from the City, he said, “Bengaluru has grown now, where else can we allot the land? No one is willing to part with Golf course and Race Course.”