Water Resource Minister (Krishna basin) Allum Veerabhadrappa has said Karnataka Government would closely monitor water flow in barrages across Bheema river, to ensure drinking water to the North Karnataka district. Speaking to mediapersons after a meeting with legislators from Bijapur, Belgaum and Bagalkot, he said Maharashtra, in a recent meeting with a North Karnataka legislators had agreed to release water from Ujani reservoir for Bijapur and parts of Gulbarga.