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. It asserted that no one in Tamil Nadu, irrespective of their political affiliation, would ever grant assent to the project.
“Let me make it clear. Just because they [Karnataka] have said that they are allocating funds for the dam, or because they keep saying that they would construct it, it doesn’t mean that the dam would be built. It cannot be done without our consent. No one in Tamil Nadu would give assent to it, irrespective of the party to which they belong. So, there is no need for any fear,” Minister for Water Resources Duraimurugan told the Assembly.
