Mysore/Mysuru: Activists of Cauvery Kriya Samiti staged a protest near the toll-gate in the forest area near Mekedatu in Ramanagar district on Saturday, demanding a permanent solution for Cauvery and Mekedatu water disputes. The protesters raised slogans- Namma Cauvery, Namma Hakku, Karnatakada Hakku. Speaking during the protest, Samiti President Jayaprakash (JP) said “Union Ministers H.D….
G.T. Devegowda appeals to Prime Minister Modi Mysore/Mysuru: With the State’s ambitious Mekedatu and Mahadayi projects running into inter-State legal hurdles, Chamundeshwari JD(S) MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) has appealed Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the legal hurdles and facilitate the execution of the two drinking water projects in the better interests of the State….
Bengaluru: Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) Supremo H.D. Deve Gowda on Sunday gave a call to all the parties to include the proposal of constructing a balancing reservoir across river Cauvery at Mekedatu in their election manifestos. Gowda said, “We will be announcing about the proposed reservoir in our JD(S) manifesto and by…
Bengaluru: The much-anticipated Mekedatu drinking water project, which involves constructing a balancing reservoir across the Cauvery River at the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border, received a boost. On Friday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced during the Budget presentation that the identification of lands that would be submerged and a survey of the number of trees to be felled…
Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who is also the Major and Medium Irrigation Minister, has appealed Tamil Nadu Government to cooperate in Karnataka’s ambitious Mekedatu drinking water project. “Tamil Nadu need not fear the project. The water will be used only to provide drinking water to the people of the region,” said Shivakumar while…
Karaikal (Puducherry): The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) said that it will follow the Supreme Court (SC) order in respect of Mekedatu drinking water project, which has been a bone of contention between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The statement comes a day after a team of CWMA officials, along wth Tamil Nadu PWD officials, visited…
Bengaluru: In retaliation to the Tamil Nadu’s (TN) Assembly resolution opposing Mekedatu Drinking Water Project along Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border, the Karnataka Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution strongly condemning the TN resolution and reiterated that the State Government is committed to implement the project. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai presented the resolution in the Assembly…
Bengaluru: Vehemently condemning the Tamil Nadu Assembly resolution against the Mekedatu project, Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday alleged that the neighbouring State has been using the Cauvery water dispute as a political tool to score brownie points. “The resolution passed by the Tamil Nadu Assembly is illegal and it is merely being used to…
Bengaluru: The Opposition Congress resumed its truncated 170-kilometre padayatra this morning to put pressure on the Karnataka Government to implement the Mekedatu balancing reservoir project to cater to the drinking water requirements of Bengaluru and surrounding areas. The Namma Neeru Namma Hakku padayatra, which began at Kanakapura Circle in Ramanagara town at around 9.30 am…
‘Lack of consensus among Karnataka and Tamil Nadu’ New Delhi: Discussion on the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Mekedatu balancing reservoir-cum-drinking water project was included as an agenda item during various meetings of Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA). However, the discussion on this issue could not take place due to lack of consensus among…
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