Bengaluru, July 9 (TIWN) Karnataka and Maharashtra would set up a joint committee to manage floods in the Krishna river basin during the monsoon when heavy rains lash both states, an official said on Thursday.

“The joint committee will monitor and control floods if heavy rain water overflows in the Krishna river basin across the twin states to protect lives and property,” the official told IANS after state water resources minister Ramesh Jarkiholi met his Maharashtra counterpart Jayant Patil in Mumbai on Wednesday.