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‘Karnataka will complete Mekedatu project’
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‘Karnataka will complete Mekedatu project’

July 7, 2021

Bengaluru: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) on Tuesday said that the State Government would go ahead with the Mekedatu drinking water project and there was no question of stopping it. Speaking to media here, he said, “We will implement the Mekedatu project within the legal framework and complete it. We are in a comfortable situation….

JD(S) MLC urges Centre to clear Mekedatu project
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JD(S) MLC urges Centre to clear Mekedatu project

July 7, 2021

To end century-old rift between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu T. Narasipur: JD(S) MLC K.T. Srikantegowda has urged the Union Government to give its nod for the Mekedatu drinking water project in order to bury the hatchet between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu that existed for many decades. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function…

Mekedaatu Project: Minister favours delegation to Delhi led by CM
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Mekedaatu Project: Minister favours delegation to Delhi led by CM

September 15, 2020

Ramanagar: Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi said the work on the much ambitious Mekedatu Dam across River Cauvery on Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border will start after the approval of the Union Government for Rs. 9,000 crore Detailed Project Report (DPR). Speaking to reporters after visiting Ontegundlu — the proposed dam construction spot in Kanakapura taluk yesterday,…

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Your intervention please…

June 18, 2019

Karnataka Minister for Water Resources D.K. Shivakumar called on the Union Minister for Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman, in New Delhi this morning and sought her intervention to resolve the Krishna Water Dispute-II, Mekedatu and Mahadayi Drinking Water and Hydroelectric Projects.

Kumaraswamy meets Union Jal Shakti Minister
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Kumaraswamy meets Union Jal Shakti Minister

June 16, 2019

Seeks permission for Mekedatu project New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Saturday called Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and requested him to expedite the approval for Mekedatu project, which is aimed at constructing a balancing reservoir across River Cauvery at Mekedatu close to Tamil Nadu border near Kanakapura in Ramanagaram district….

Karnataka government  submits Mekedatu DPR to Centre
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Karnataka government submits Mekedatu DPR to Centre

January 22, 2019

Total project cost will be Rs. 5,900 crore Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has submitted a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Mekedatu project to Central Water Commission (CWC) on taking up the Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir and drinking water project in the Cauvery Basin.  As per the DPR, the total project cost will be Rs. 5,900 crore,…

Mekedatu drinking water project row: Gadkari to call a meeting between Karnataka & TN CMs
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Mekedatu drinking water project row: Gadkari to call a meeting between Karnataka & TN CMs

December 27, 2018

New Delhi:  Union Minister for Water Resources Nitin Gadkari will convene a meeting of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Chief Ministers on the implementation of the controversial Cauvery river project at Mekedatu for drinking water supply, said an official. “Gadkari conveyed the decision on the proposed meeting to Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy when they met…

Mekedatu project: SC seeks response from Centre, Karnataka
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Mekedatu project: SC seeks response from Centre, Karnataka

December 13, 2018

New Delhi: In a setback to Tamil Nadu on Mekedatu Dam issue, the Supreme Court yesterday refused to stay the permission given to Karnataka for preparing a Detailed Project Report (DPR) to construct a new dam on Cauvery River and directed the Central Water Commission (CWC) to file its response in four weeks. A Bench…

Mekedatu: Tamil Nadu rules out talks with Karnataka
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Mekedatu: Tamil Nadu rules out talks with Karnataka

December 11, 2018

Chennai:  The Tamil Nadu government yesterday turned down the Karnataka government’s offer for talks on the contentious proposal for a dam project across the Cauvery at Mekedatu, citing the proceedings in the Supreme Court over the issue and contending that it was sub judice. Tamil Nadu Law Minister C.V. Shanmugam said this in response to…

Mekedatu: ‘Centre must mediate’
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Mekedatu: ‘Centre must mediate’

December 8, 2018

Mekedatu : Minister for Water Resources D.K. Shivakumar  (DKS) has expressed surprise over Tamil Nadu (TN) calling for a Special Legislature Session over Mekedatu drinking water project taken up within Karnataka and said that the riparian State should realise the benefits as it was not an irrigation project. The Minister, who inspected the project site along…

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