PM neglected Mahadayi issue, says Gowda

Bengaluru, Jul 31: JD(S) leader H D Deve Gowda on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi could have easily resolved the Mahadayi river water sharing dispute, but had chosen to “neglect” it.

Addressing the media here, Gowda said the BJP was ruling at the Centre and in the states of Maharashtra and Goa. “Resolving this issue would not have been such a big task for the prime minister. He, however, asked the Karnataka government to convince the Opposition parties in the other two states,” he said.

He said he had met Modi thrice. “I had told him that if he intervenes, Karnataka will at least get 5 tmcft of water for drinking purposes as a temporary measure. Karnataka has set an example by agreeing to release 9 tmc ft of water to Tamil Nadu during my tenure,” he said.

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Retire Mr. Deve Gowda....this is too much.....

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Elusive bamboo shrimp resurfaces in Mangaluru estuary after 70 years

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A rare bamboo shrimp has been rediscovered on mainland India more than 70 years after it was last reported, confirming for the first time the presence of Atyopsis spinipes in the country. The find was made by researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, during surveys in Karnataka and Odisha.

The team — shrimp expert Dr S Prakash, PhD scholar K Kunjulakshmi, and Mangaluru-based researcher Maclean Antony Santos — combined field surveys, ecological assessments and DNA analysis to identify the elusive species. Their findings, published in Zootaxa, resolve decades of taxonomic confusion stemming from a 1951 report that misidentified the species as Atyopsis moluccensis without strong evidence.

The shrimp has now been confirmed at two locations: the Mulki–Pavanje estuary near Mangaluru and the Kuakhai River in Bhubaneswar. Historical specimens from the Andaman Islands, previously labelled as A. moluccensis, were also found to be misidentified and actually belong to A. spinipes.

The rediscovery began after an aquarium hobbyist in Odisha spotted a shrimp in 2022, prompting systematic surveys across Udupi, Karwar and Mangaluru. Four female specimens were collected in Mulki and one in Odisha, all genetically matching.

Researchers warn the species may exist in very small, vulnerable populations as freshwater habitats face increasing pressure from pollution, sand mining and infrastructure development. All verified specimens have been deposited with the Zoological Survey of India for future reference.

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