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Asian Development Bank
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Bank of China
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World Bank
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International Monetary Fund
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Detailed explanation-1: -Karnataka has a water potential of about 102 km3. The state accounts for about 6% of the country’s surface water resources. Around 60% of this is provided by the west flowing rivers while the remaining comes from the east flowing rivers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rainfall is the basic source of water in the state. Karnataka is blessed with seven river basins. There are 36,753 tanks in the state and they have a capacity of about 684518 hectares. The rivers, along with their tributaries, account for much of Karnataka’s surface water resources.
Detailed explanation-3: -Govind Muktappa Karjol (b 1951), is an Indian politician who is the current Minister of Major and Medium Irrigation, water Resources of Karnataka from 4 August 2021.