STATE public servants are likely to be grilled by the Senate on the controversial Traveston Dam proposal.

Deputy Premier Anna Bligh, pictured, yesterday said she would not oppose state bureaucrats giving evidence at the Senate inquiry into the proposed 180,000-megalitre dam. "We have nothing to hide," she said.

Queensland Liberal senator Russell Trood said public servants could shed valuable light on the proposed dam near Gympie. The Senate summons witnesses; but historically, state MPs or public servants have been invited.

The inquiry will consider "all reasonable" solutions to the water shortage, with special focus on the dam.

Premier Peter Beattie has described as "nonsense" former Labor MP Cate Molloy's claim that the dam site was chosen to harm pro-Labor electorates least.

Source: The Courier-Mail