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The lower riparian state had to often rush to the Supreme Court, he added. PANAJI: The move by the Goa government to seek a constituent authority for implementation of the Mhadei Water Dispute Tribunal’s decision, has safeguarded the state’s interest against any mischief by neighbouring states.The tribunal has ordered the constitution of a Mhadei Water Management Authority to implement the report and its final decision. He pointed out that in case of the Cauvery river, despite of an interim award given by the tribunal for release of water to the lower riparian state, the upper riparian state did not comply with directions given by Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal. He sought for the constitution of a regulatory authority.The tribunal found substance in the suggestion made by the witness after seeking response of the other states. While rapping Karnataka and Maharashtra for not responding to the issue of setting up regulatory authority, the tribunal observed, “Probably, such an attitude may indicate that those two states are not interested in the constitution of a management board/ authority for implementation of the report/final decision rendered by the tribunal..