He, however, termed the apex court judgement on the Cauvery river water dispute as fair to Karnataka, despite "inept handling" of the issue. "From early reading of the judgement of the SC, it seems to be fair to Karnataka despite inept handling of the case by the Siddaramaiah government in the early stages, which was reversed because of severe criticism from people," he added. The ruling of the Supreme Court that ownership of the river vests with no state means the days of politics around water sharing is near over, Chandrasekhar told PTI in an email. "This water dispute has been used by a number of politicians to build careers by fanning the fear and insecurity amongst farmers," he said. "This dispute navigated its way through courts, tribunals and Supreme Court. The professional water management by an independent board will ensure that there will no more of this type of politics," Chandrasekhar said. The judgement must mark a real change in how the people of Karnataka and Bengaluru look at the issue of water security, especially when the city's traditional water sources are being "callously destroyed by an apathetic government machinery," Chandrasekhar said. "I hope now a realisation grows that water is even more now a finite resource and that a new culture of management and conservation of water will emerge focusing on rebuilding and recharging our lakes and ground water in Namma Bengaluru," he said.
Disclaimer: No Business Standard Journalist was involved in creation of this content