Mekedatu Dam

The Tamil Nadu government has conveyed to the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) that it is unfair to include the Mekedatu dam project in its meeting, state Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan informed the assembly on Wednesday.

AIADMK interim general secretary Edappadi Palaniswami on Thursday warned Karnataka of protests if the State went ahead with the construction of the 'Mekedatu Dam project' and called it an attempt to transform Tamil Nadu into a desert.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said the final verdict on the Mekedatu project across river Cauvery is expected by next week.

The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Monday adopted a unanimous resolution condemning Karnataka government for its 'unilateral' decision to proceed with the Mekedatu dam project across the Cauvery river and prevailed upon the Centre to reject the proposal.

BJP raised the pitch demanding that neighbouring Karnataka should not go ahead with the balancing reservoir project which aims to meet both drinking water needs and power generation.

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief DK Shivakumar urged Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to immediately commence work on Mekedatu dam project.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai maintained that the state will get the Centre's approval and implement the Mekedatu drinking water project over the Cauvery river, notwithstanding any opposition from neighbouring Tamil Nadu.

After Tamil Nadu, the AINRC-led NDA government in Puducherry has decided to oppose Karnataka's proposed dam on river Cauvery at Mekedatu, with Chief Minister N Rangasamy set to take up the issue with the Centre, official sources said on Wednesday.

The Mekedatu dam row between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu continued with Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa asserting that work for the reservoir would start, while protests were staged in many parts of the Tamil state and Puducherry against the initiative.

The Mekedatu dam initiative is a conspiracy to hinder water flow to Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister MK Stalin alleged today in a meet of all parties with MLAs in Tamil Nadu Assembly.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has convened a consultative meeting on July 12, of all parties with representation in the Assembly, to discuss the Mekedatu dam issue.

Karnataka will implement the Mekedatu project across river Cauvery, and people of the state should have no doubts about it, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa asserted on Tuesday.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Tuesday assured the State Assembly that the state government would not allow construction of a reservoir across river Cauvery at Mekedatu in Karnataka.

The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw the permission accorded to Karnataka for a detailed project report (DPR) on its proposed dam across the Cauvery river at Mekedattu.

AIADMK members staged a walkout today from Rajya Sabha after they were disallowed from raising the issue of planned construction of Mekedatu dam on Cauvery river in Karnataka.

The Tamil Nadu government has conveyed to the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) that it is unfair to include the Mekedatu dam project in its meeting, state Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan informed the assembly on Wednesday.

AIADMK interim general secretary Edappadi Palaniswami on Thursday warned Karnataka of protests if the State went ahead with the construction of the 'Mekedatu Dam project' and called it an attempt to transform Tamil Nadu into a desert.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said the final verdict on the Mekedatu project across river Cauvery is expected by next week.

The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Monday adopted a unanimous resolution condemning Karnataka government for its 'unilateral' decision to proceed with the Mekedatu dam project across the Cauvery river and prevailed upon the Centre to reject the proposal.

BJP raised the pitch demanding that neighbouring Karnataka should not go ahead with the balancing reservoir project which aims to meet both drinking water needs and power generation.

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief DK Shivakumar urged Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to immediately commence work on Mekedatu dam project.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai maintained that the state will get the Centre's approval and implement the Mekedatu drinking water project over the Cauvery river, notwithstanding any opposition from neighbouring Tamil Nadu.

After Tamil Nadu, the AINRC-led NDA government in Puducherry has decided to oppose Karnataka's proposed dam on river Cauvery at Mekedatu, with Chief Minister N Rangasamy set to take up the issue with the Centre, official sources said on Wednesday.

The Mekedatu dam row between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu continued with Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa asserting that work for the reservoir would start, while protests were staged in many parts of the Tamil state and Puducherry against the initiative.

The Mekedatu dam initiative is a conspiracy to hinder water flow to Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister MK Stalin alleged today in a meet of all parties with MLAs in Tamil Nadu Assembly.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has convened a consultative meeting on July 12, of all parties with representation in the Assembly, to discuss the Mekedatu dam issue.

Karnataka will implement the Mekedatu project across river Cauvery, and people of the state should have no doubts about it, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa asserted on Tuesday.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Tuesday assured the State Assembly that the state government would not allow construction of a reservoir across river Cauvery at Mekedatu in Karnataka.

The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw the permission accorded to Karnataka for a detailed project report (DPR) on its proposed dam across the Cauvery river at Mekedattu.

AIADMK members staged a walkout today from Rajya Sabha after they were disallowed from raising the issue of planned construction of Mekedatu dam on Cauvery river in Karnataka.