India, April 2 -- Mumbai Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday requested his Maharashtra counterpart Devendra Fadnavis to release water from Warna and Koyna reservoirs to Krishna river and from Ujjani reservoir to Bhima river to meet drinking water needs in North Karnataka regions.

In a letter to Fadnavis on April 1, the Congress leader highlighted that Belagavi, Vijayapura, Bagalkot, Kalaburagi, Yadagiri and Raichur districts in north Karnataka have been facing severe shortage of drinking water due to depleted reservoirs since the beginning of March.

Acknowledging the Maharashtra government's support on such occasions in earlier years, he thanked them for releasing water to Krishna river in the past as well to meet the drink...