Karnataka will proceed with Mekedatu project, says Supreme Court has upheld its right: DK Shivakumar
The state says the reservoir will regulate Cauvery flows and improve water management while remaining bound by a 177 tmc ft release requirement.
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"Political campaign to garner more votes for Congress": PMK President Anbumani Ramadoss slams DK Shivakumar's Mekedatu dam construction remark
Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president Anbumani Ramadoss, in a blistering attack on Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, claimed that he is politicising the Mekedatu dam issue to foster a political campaign to help Congress win more seats in the 11 Cauvery-basin districts in the upcoming Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections.
Karnataka CM rejects need for Tamil Nadu's consent for Mekedatu project
The long-standing dispute over the Cauvery river basin has entered a new phase of institutional friction as Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has explicitly rejected the necessity of obtaining consent from neighbouring states to proceed with the Mekedatu reservoir project. This assertion follows a formal intervention by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, who wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting that the Central Government…
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Times of IndiaKarnataka will proceed with Mekedatu project, says Supreme Court has upheld its right: DK Shivakumar
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said the state would proceed with the Mekedatu reservoir project, citing a Supreme Court ruling that permits construction subject to releasing 177 tmc ft of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. His remarks followed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay's appeal to the Centre against granting approvals without consent.
DK Shivakumar criticized the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's letter to the Prime Minister against the Mekedatu project. He clarified that the construction of the dam is under the jurisdiction of Karnataka and there will be no shortage of water provided to Tamil Nadu.
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Karnataka has no legal or moral right to build Mekedatu dam: Ramadoss
Chennai, Nov 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss has strongly criticised Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar over the proposed Mekedatu dam across the Cauvery River, accusing him of misrepresenting Supreme Court observations and attempting to... - Social News XYZ
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