MYSTERIOUS: 2 - What They Never Told You

Mekedatu project is a remedy to Cauvery dispute between Karnataka, Tamil Nadu: Prasad

Chamarajnagar MP and former Union Minister V. Srinivas Prasad on Monday observed that Mekedatu project is the only solution to the Cauvery water sharing dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Another dam for impounding surplus Cauvery water is the best possible solution to put an end to the dispute that…

The Hindu · Oct 2, 2023

Cauvery dispute: Farmers’ bodies demand removal of DKS as Water Resources Minister

Farmers in Mysuru district staged protests on Sept. 20, blocking roads in Nanjangud & T. Narsipur. They demanded removal of Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar as Water Resources Minister & urged the State govt. to stop releasing water to TN & pay ₹25,000/acre as compensation. Activists also sought independent CWMA &…

The Hindu · Sep 20, 2023

Karnataka moves Supreme Court over inability to release 5K cusecs water to TN, seeks Mekedatu clearance from Centre

BENGALURU: The Karnataka government on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court expressing its inability to release 5,000 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu from the Cauvery reservoirs in the state.

The Times of India · Sep 20, 2023

Cauvery Authority to meet on June 16

The subject of the proposed Mekedatu dam may not figure at the Cauvery Water Management Authority’s meeting to be held in New Delhi on June 16

The Hindu · Jun 9, 2023

Annamalai was a mute spectator when Karnataka BJP govt. set aside ₹1,000 crore for Mekedatu dam, says Alagiri

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president K.S. Alagiri on Friday questioned why BJP State Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai did not raise his voice against the previous BJP government in Karnataka, which set aside ₹1,000 crore in 2022-23 Budget to prepare the project report for the construction of the Mekedatu…

The Hindu · Jun 2, 2023

T.N will make no compromise on Mekedatu dam, says Duraimurugan

Reiterating the strong opposition by the State government against Mekedatu dam, Minister for Water Resources Duraimurugan on Thursday said Tamil Nadu would not allow the construction of the dam.

The Hindu · Jun 1, 2023

Tamil Nadu people should be warm-hearted towards Mekedatu project: D.K. Shivakumar

Karnataka bears no hatred towards the people of Tamil Nadu, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Major and Medium Irrigation D.K. Shivakumar said on Thursday and added that the people of Tamil Nadu should be “warm-hearted” on the issue of Mekedatu drinking water project.

The Hindu · Jun 1, 2023

Mekedatu hydel reservoir to provide water to Bengaluru and power to Tamil Nadu: Karnataka govt

NEW DELHI: The Karnataka government has told the Supreme Court that the Mekedatu hydel-reservoir project will help draw water from Cauvery river for Bengaluru city and provide electricity to Tamil Nadu, which it said had a historical habit of objecting to every development project in Karnataka.

The Times of India · Jul 27, 2022

SC to hear Tamil Nadu, Karnataka pleas on Mekedatu project on July 26

Both States to inform Cauvery Water Management Authority to defer its deliberation this week on the proposed construction

The Hindu · Jul 20, 2022

T.N. delegation meets Jal Shakti Minister

They insist that Mekedatu should not be discussed at the CWMA meeting

The Hindu · Jun 22, 2022