Karnataka can only wish but cannot build Mekedatu dam: Duraimurugan
1 year, 5 months ago

Karnataka can only wish but cannot build Mekedatu dam: Duraimurugan

The Hindu  

Karnataka can only wish, but does not have the authority, to construct a dam across the Cauvery at Mekedatu, Minister for Water Resources Duraimurugan said on Sunday. He was responding to a question from mediapersons on Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s claim that Karnataka could build the dam. Mr. Duraimurugan said that as a lower riparian State, Tamil Nadu has the right to oppose any such move by Karnataka. The Minister also inspected a defunct swimming pool in the newly opened government district sports stadium in Katpadi.

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Karnataka: This poll season, Iggaluru dam is everyone’s favourite
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka: This poll season, Iggaluru dam is everyone’s favourite

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Iggaluru dam in Channapatna, a lifeline for thousands of farmers in the taluk, has turned into a bypoll issue. Iggaluru dam, standing 1234.4 metres long with a gross capacity of 5.15 million cubic metres, was inaugurated in 1996. He lays claim to the name ‘Bhagiratha’ of Channapatna for filling up lakes from Iggaluru dam. Former PM HD Deve Gowda, …

Tamil Nadu will gain from Mekedatu dam, says Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu will gain from Mekedatu dam, says Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Stating that a favourable monsoon system this time has been a solace to both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday claimed that Tamil Nadu stood to gain from the Mekedatu dam project in his state. Referring to the copious inflows into the Cauvery river, which led to the neighbouring state release the …

Farmer association submits memorandum to Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Rasimanal dam project
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmer association submits memorandum to Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Rasimanal dam project

The Hindu  

Members of the Tamizhaga Cauvery Vivasayigal Sangam submitted a memorandum to opposition leader and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Sunday requesting him to raise their demand in the Tamil Nadu Assembly for a dam at Rasimanal. Pandian, told reporters that the Karnataka government released only surplus water to Tamil Nadu. To prevent that attempt, a dam should be …

Ready to build Mekedatu dam if Centre gives nod: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ready to build Mekedatu dam if Centre gives nod: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

New Indian Express  

MYSURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said that Karnataka is ready to construct the Mekedatu balancing reservoir project across the Cauvery if the Union Government gives its approval for the project. Accusing the Tamil Nadu Government of opposing the project for political reasons, the CM demanded that Mandya MP and Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy take up the Mekedatu issue with …

Appeal to Tamil Nadu to cooperate with Karnataka over Mekedatu Project, says Dy CM
5 months, 1 week ago

Appeal to Tamil Nadu to cooperate with Karnataka over Mekedatu Project, says Dy CM

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: An appeal was made to the Tamil Nadu government by Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday wherein he asked Tamil Nadu to cooperate with Karnataka in the construction of a balancing reservoir across River Cauvery at Mekedatu in Ramnagar district. The proposed balancing reservoir project has met with opposition from Tamil Nadu fearing a balancing reservoir would …

Farmers urge State government to thwart Karnataka’s move to build dam at Mekedatu
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers urge State government to thwart Karnataka’s move to build dam at Mekedatu

The Hindu  

Expressing concern over the poor storage at the Mettur dam and Karnataka’s continued refusal to release Tamil Nadu’s share of waters in the Cauvery, farmers’ representatives in Tiruchi district on Friday called upon the State and Union governments to thwart the upper riparian State’s plan to build a balancing reservoir across the river at Mekedatu. Raising the issue, R. Subramanian, …

Delta farmers to hold rallies for water
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Delta farmers to hold rallies for water

The Hindu  

The Tamizhaga Cauvery Vivasayigal Sangam has called upon the Tamil Nadu and Union governments to ensure that an adequate quantity of water was realised at the Stanley Reservoir at Mettur soon so that the shutters of the dam were lifted on the scheduled date of June 12 to release water for irrigation in Delta districts. Urging both governments to exert …

DMK manifesto promising to stop Mekedatu: Karnataka BJP chief targets Cong govt
9 months ago

DMK manifesto promising to stop Mekedatu: Karnataka BJP chief targets Cong govt

Hindustan Times  

The Congress government in Karnataka has "sacrificed" the drinking water needs of the state's farmers and citizens for the "selfish" coalition politics of INDIA alliance, state BJP President B Y Vijayendra alleged on Thursday, following DMK's promise to stop construction of Mekedatu dam in its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls. READ | BWSSB to supply water to Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy …

Yet another river water sharing dispute erupts between TN, AP
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Yet another river water sharing dispute erupts between TN, AP

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: A new river water sharing dispute between Tamil Nadu and a neighbouring state has reared its head now with the Andhra Pradesh government making a budgetary allocation for the construction of a check dam across River Palar in the State’s Kuppam Assembly constituency and State Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan pointing out that the dam construction would amount to contempt …

T.N. Assembly | DMK government reiterates position on Mekedatu; AIADMK stages walkout
10 months ago

T.N. Assembly | DMK government reiterates position on Mekedatu; AIADMK stages walkout

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday reiterated its position that a dam across the Cauvery at Mekedatu in Karnataka could not be constructed without Tamil Nadu’s assent. Representatives from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry and the Central Water Commission did not favour discussing the Mekedatu proposal at the meeting, he said. “However, in the minutes of the meeting, it was mentioned …

Palaniswami slams Karnataka govt on Mekedatu issue; questions DMK's 'silence'
10 months, 1 week ago

Palaniswami slams Karnataka govt on Mekedatu issue; questions DMK's 'silence'

Hindustan Times  

AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday attacked the ruling Congress in Karnataka for announcing its decision to go ahead with the Mekedatu reservoir and hit out at the DMK government's alleged silence over the issue. Palaniswami slams Karnataka govt on Mekedatu issue; questions DMK's 'silence' The Karnataka government envisages constructing a balancing reservoir across river Cauvery at Mekedatu …

Karnataka deputy CM: Mekedatu project ‘only solution’ to end water sharing issue with Tamil Nadu
1 year, 3 months ago

Karnataka deputy CM: Mekedatu project ‘only solution’ to end water sharing issue with Tamil Nadu

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Friday said that the Mekedatu project is the sole solution to the water sharing issue between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in connection with Cauvery dispute. Bengaluru: According to Shivakumar, if the Mekedatu project is executed, the water supply predicament with Tamil Nadu will be resolved. Addressing reporters on Friday, he said, “If the …

Mekedatu dam is the only solution to Cauvery water row: D.K. Shivakumar
1 year, 3 months ago

Mekedatu dam is the only solution to Cauvery water row: D.K. Shivakumar

The Hindu  

Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Friday said the construction of the proposed Mekedatu project, a balancing reservoir, in the Cauvery basin in Karnataka is the only solution to the Cauvery water-sharing row with the neighbouring States. Mr. Shivakumar told presspersons here that the necessity of the construction of the Mekedatu balancing reservoir was informed to the Supreme Court which …

Cauvery water issue | Delta farmers in T.N. ask for all-party meeting
1 year, 4 months ago

Cauvery water issue | Delta farmers in T.N. ask for all-party meeting

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Cauvery Farmers Welfare Association has urged the State government to convene an all-party meeting to discuss the stand taken by the Karnataka government to use the current crisis with regard to the non-release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, to justify before the Supreme Court, its objective to construct a dam across river Cauvery at Mekedatu. welcomed …

Mekedatu Project Will Solve Cauvery Water Sharing Dispute: DK Shivakumar
1 year, 4 months ago

Mekedatu Project Will Solve Cauvery Water Sharing Dispute: DK Shivakumar

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU:The construction of a balancing reservoir at Mekedatu in Ramnagar district is the only solution to deal with the River Cauvery sharing dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, observed Deputy Chief Minister D.K. “By having a balancing reservoir, we could release water to Tamil Nadu,” said the Deputy Chief Minister in Bengaluru on Monday at a press conference. “It is …

Mekedatu row: TN strongly opposes Karnataka deputy CM's remarks on reservoir, flags DKS' 'teasing' attitude
1 year, 6 months ago

Mekedatu row: TN strongly opposes Karnataka deputy CM's remarks on reservoir, flags DKS' 'teasing' attitude

Hindustan Times  

The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday strongly opposed Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar's reported remarks on his state going ahead with the construction of a reservoir across river Cauvery at Mekedatu, expressing surprise over his 'teasing' the neighbour within days of coming to power. State Minister for Water Resources Duraimurugan sought to remind Shivakumar that the proposed project …

Mekedatu row: Tamil Nadu's objections illegal and meaningless, says Karnataka CM
2 years, 6 months ago

Mekedatu row: Tamil Nadu's objections illegal and meaningless, says Karnataka CM

Hindustan Times  

Expressing confidence that Karnataka's DPR on the Mekedatu project will get approval, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday termed Tamil Nadu's objections to Cauvery Water Management Authority discussing the project at its meeting as "illegal" and "meaningless". Karnataka CM Bommai expressed confidence that the state's DPR on the Mekedatu project will get approval. Bommai was responding to a question regarding …

Karnataka govt to take all measures to implement Mekedatu project, says Bommai
2 years, 9 months ago

Karnataka govt to take all measures to implement Mekedatu project, says Bommai

India Today  

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said the government will take all measures to implement the Mekedatu project, which involves building a balancing reservoir to store 67 TMC of water near Kanakapura in Ramanagara district. READ | 38 Karnataka Congress leaders including DK Shivakumar booked over Mekedatu march "The Cauvery water issue has been resolved by the Cauvery Water Disputes …

TN Assembly passes resolution to prevent Karnataka from building dam in Mekedatu
2 years, 9 months ago

TN Assembly passes resolution to prevent Karnataka from building dam in Mekedatu

India Today  

A furore of condemnation was recorded in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Monday, March 21, against the Karnataka government’s decision to allocate funds for building a dam at Mekedatu over river Cauvery. This was done without acquiring permission from the concerned states or the Centre and also not adhering to the Supreme Court’s or Cauvery Water Tribunal’s orders. As a …

Karnataka CM to convene all-party meeting to discuss Mekedatu project, rules out talks with Tamil Nadu
2 years, 9 months ago

Karnataka CM to convene all-party meeting to discuss Mekedatu project, rules out talks with Tamil Nadu

India Today  

Expressing his government's commitment to implement the Mekedatu project across the river Cauvery, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, while ruling out negotiations with neighbouring Tamil Nadu, on Tuesday said he would be calling an all-party meeting soon, to discuss the legal repercussions and going ahead with the work. He was reacting to objections raised by Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah in …

Mekedatu project: What did Congress do when in power, asks Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai
3 years, 1 month ago

Mekedatu project: What did Congress do when in power, asks Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai

India Today  

The war of words over implementation of the Mekedatu project across the Cauvery river is refusing to stop. After Congress accused the BJP government of going slow and lacking intent to implement this project, CM Basavaraj Bommai questioned them in a statement saying: "Instead of implementing the project, what did the Congress leaders do?" Once completed, the project will ensure …

We will go ahead with Mekedatu project, says Karnataka CM
3 years, 4 months ago

We will go ahead with Mekedatu project, says Karnataka CM

India TV News  

Reacting sharply to Tamil Nadu BJP state president K. Annamalai's protest against the proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir project, Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said that Tamil Nadu is opposing the Mekedatu project for the sake of politicking. According to the 'Pre-feasibility report of Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir and Drinking Water Project' by Karnataka's Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited, the possibility …

Mekedatu dam row: MK Stalin rules out scope for parleys with Karnataka over issue
3 years, 5 months ago

Mekedatu dam row: MK Stalin rules out scope for parleys with Karnataka over issue

Firstpost  

Based on the Centre’s assurances, the Tamil Nadu chief minister said his government is confident that Karnataka cannot go ahead in its initiative and legal options would also be pursued in the matter New Delhi/Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday ruled out scope for talks with Karnataka over the Mekedatu dam issue. On Karnataka exerting pressure on …

Ahead of meeting PM Modi, Yediyurappa claims Mekedatu project will not impact Tamil Nadu
3 years, 5 months ago

Ahead of meeting PM Modi, Yediyurappa claims Mekedatu project will not impact Tamil Nadu

India TV News  

Ahead of meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Friday insisted the Mekedatu project will not impact Tamil Nadu in any manner and that the project will come into being for sure. "I have already appealed to them and have written a letter to them that commissioning of …

Karnataka CM Yediyurappa's effigy burnt in Puducherry to protest Mekedatu dam project
3 years, 5 months ago

Karnataka CM Yediyurappa's effigy burnt in Puducherry to protest Mekedatu dam project

India Today  

A protest was staged in Puducherry against the Karnataka government and an effigy of Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa was burnt. People in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry have been demanding that the proposal for the Mekedatu dam project be stopped. Tamil Nadu parties call for a halt on the Mekedatu dam project Earlier, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin alleged that …

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat meets Karnataka CM to discuss Mekedatu dam, other pending water projects
3 years, 5 months ago

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat meets Karnataka CM to discuss Mekedatu dam, other pending water projects

India Today  

Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat held a meeting with Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday to discuss the Mekedatu dam project on the Cauvery river. This comes a day after the Tamil Nadu government unanimously passed three resolutions urging the Centre not to clear the project pushed by the Karnataka government. Yediyurappa, while addressing the media, said, …

Mekedatu Dam Move K'taka's 'Conspiracy' to Hinder Water Supply to TN: CM Stalin
3 years, 5 months ago

Mekedatu Dam Move K'taka's 'Conspiracy' to Hinder Water Supply to TN: CM Stalin

News 18  

The Mekedatu dam initiative was a conspiracy to hinder water flow to Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister M K Stalin alleged on Monday in a meet of all parties with MLAs in Tamil Nadu Assembly. Chairing the meet, Chief Minister M K Stalin said a moot question was how Karnataka would provide Tamil Nadu its share of water if it was …

Explained | Why are Karnataka and Tamil Nadu sparring over the Mekedatu dam project in the Cauvery Basin?
3 years, 5 months ago

Explained | Why are Karnataka and Tamil Nadu sparring over the Mekedatu dam project in the Cauvery Basin?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On July 6, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. On the same day, in New Delhi, Tamil Nadu’s Water Resources Minister Durai Murugan met Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, and impressed upon him not to grant Centre’s clearance for the project. The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, in its final order on February 2007, made allocations …

Tamil Nadu MK Stalin Calls For All-Party Meeting To Take Unified Stand On Mekedatu Dam Issue
3 years, 5 months ago

Tamil Nadu MK Stalin Calls For All-Party Meeting To Take Unified Stand On Mekedatu Dam Issue

ABP News  

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has called an all-party meeting to take a call on the Mekedatu dam issue on July 12 in an effort to resolve the crisis and find a legal remedy, according to a statement issued by his office on Friday. The all-party meeting, according to the Chief Minister's office, will discuss and take a …

Mekedatu issue | Tamil Nadu CM Stalin convenes all-party meet on July 12
3 years, 5 months ago

Mekedatu issue | Tamil Nadu CM Stalin convenes all-party meet on July 12

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. The meeting has been convened at 10.30 a.m. on July 12 at the Namakkal Kavignar Maligai at the State Secretariat to reflect the views of all the people of the State, and hold consultations on the issue of Karnataka’s proposal to construct a dam at Mekedatu which has been vehemently opposed by the Tamil Nadu …

Karnataka will go ahead with Mekedatu project: Chief Minister
3 years, 5 months ago

Karnataka will go ahead with Mekedatu project: Chief Minister

The Hindu  

Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. The Karnataka government would implement the drinking water project within the legal boundaries, he said. While Mr. Yediyurappa requested Tamil Nadu to allow Karnataka to implement the project as it would benefit people of both the States, Mr. Stalin refused to budge on his opposition to the project. Tamil Nadu moved a contempt petition in the …

Karnataka will implement Mekedatu project, asserts CM Yediyurappa
3 years, 5 months ago

Karnataka will implement Mekedatu project, asserts CM Yediyurappa

India TV News  

Karnataka will implement the Mekedatu project across river Cauvery, and people of the state should have no doubts about it, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa asserted on Tuesday. State's Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Basavaraj Bommai too on Monday had said that Karnataka will continue its legal battle with regards to implementation of Mekedatu project, as Yediyurappa's letter to his …

In letter to Yediyurappa, Stalin reiterates Tamil Nadu’s stand on Mekedatu
3 years, 5 months ago

In letter to Yediyurappa, Stalin reiterates Tamil Nadu’s stand on Mekedatu

The Hindu  

A day after Chief Minister B.S. Mr. Stalin stated that he was against comparing the Mekedatu balancing reservoir project with the two hydropower projects of Tamil Nadu. But the proposed Mekedatu project will impound and divert the first component of uncontrolled flows due to Tamil Nadu, he said. Therefore, the view that the implementation of the Mekedatu project will not …

Mekedatu project would impound free flow of Cauvery into Tamil Nadu: MK Stalin to Karnataka CM
3 years, 5 months ago

Mekedatu project would impound free flow of Cauvery into Tamil Nadu: MK Stalin to Karnataka CM

India Today  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday urged his Karnataka counterpart BS Yediyurappa not to pursue the Mekedatu project as it would 'would impound and divert the first component of uncontrolled flows of the Cauvery river into Tamil Nadu'. "The proposed Mekedatu project would impound and divert the first component of uncontrolled flows due to Tamil Nadu, which is …

Yediyurappa asks Stalin not to oppose Mekedatu project, offers bilateral meeting
3 years, 5 months ago

Yediyurappa asks Stalin not to oppose Mekedatu project, offers bilateral meeting

Live Mint  

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has written to his Tamil Nadu counterpart M K Stalin requesting him not to oppose the Mekedatu balancing reservoir-cum-drinking water project and offered a bilateral meeting between the two states to clear all apprehensions. The Chief Minister reminded Stalin that the water project has been contemplated with an objective to regulate the flow of …

Mekedatu project comes under spotlight again
3 years, 6 months ago

Mekedatu project comes under spotlight again

The Hindu  

Despite being a non-starter, the Mekedatu dam project across the Cauvery, being pursued by Karnataka since the early 1960s, remains a source of friction between the upper riparian State and Tamil Nadu. A few years later, the Centre evinced interest in reviving it and formulated a package of four projects — two each in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu encompassing Mekedatu …

BS Yediyurappa's remark on Mekedatu dam unilateral, against Tamil Nadu's interest: MK Stalin
3 years, 6 months ago

BS Yediyurappa's remark on Mekedatu dam unilateral, against Tamil Nadu's interest: MK Stalin

India Today  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday called out Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa over his remark that the construction of Mekedatu dam on the Cauvery River would start soon after getting the sanction of the Centre. CM Stalin said Tamil Nadu has been objecting to the project since the beginning and the state legislative assembly also passed a resolution …

Mekedatu Dam Proposal 'Sub Judice', Don't Accord Sanction, DMK Tells PM Modi
4 years, 3 months ago

Mekedatu Dam Proposal 'Sub Judice', Don't Accord Sanction, DMK Tells PM Modi

News 18  

The Centre must not give its approval to Karnataka for building the Mekedatu reservoir as it is “detrimental” to Tamil Nadu and the matter is also subjudice, DMK president MK Stalin told Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. Building a dam across river Cauvery at Mekedatu in Karnataka would hit water flow to Tamil Nadu and threaten existing water supply …

Tamil Nadu CM Tells Assembly He Won't Allow Mekedatu Dam Construction
4 years, 3 months ago

Tamil Nadu CM Tells Assembly He Won't Allow Mekedatu Dam Construction

News 18  

Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Tuesday assured the Tamil Nadu Assembly that the state government would not allow construction of a reservoir across river Cauvery at Mekedatu in Karnataka. Karnataka's repeated bid to bring up the Mekedatu proposal for discussion in the Cauvery Water Management Authority was halted given staunch opposition from Tamil Nadu, he said. According to the draft …

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