Panaji, May 12 -- An analysis of the annual water flow of the disputed Mahadayi river (spelt Mhadei in Goa) by hydrologists at the Goa-headquartered National Institute of Oceanography has suggested that Karnataka's plans for diversion of the water as approved by the tribunal would have less of an impact on Goa and can be mitigated via mitigation measures.

In a new paper published in the Journal of Earth System Sciences, the researchers - K Anilkumar, D Shankar and K Suprit - simulated the water budget of the Mahadayi river using a more accurate rainfall mapping and rainfall run-off model which made "two key improvements compared to the data arrived at by the tribunal" to allow them to simulate the discharge at any point along the Mahaday...