Panaji: The issue whether Mhadei is a surplus basin with enough water for diversion or a deficit basin can be verified only after evaluating minimum ecological needs of nature through a scientific study, hydrologist ChetanPandit stated. Pandit in his affidavit before Mhadei water dispute tribunal (MWDT, as a state witness, has questioned the veracity of water yield studies done by different agencies, including central water commission (CWC). The percentage of rainfall volume flowing through the river as run off, is being shown to be very high. "In some cases, it is shown as even more than 100 percent, but in...
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