TN will continue to oppose Mekedatu dam, says Duraimurugan

Reiterating that the Tamilnadu Government is taking all necessary action to prevent Karnataka from constructing a dam at Mekedatu across the River Cauvery, Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan on Monday said that TN will soon file a civil appeal in the Supreme Court against the Order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on the issue.

Moving the demand for grants for his department in the State Assembly, he said the TN government has continuously been conveying its strong objections to the Karnataka and the Union Government on the proposed new reservoir at Mekedatu across the River Cauvery.

Karnataka prepared Feasibility Report for Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir-cum-Drinking Water Project with a capacity of 67.16 TMC ft. and unilaterally submitted it to the Project Appraisal Directorate, Central Water Commission (CWC), New Delhi, on 4 August, 2018, which had forwarded it to Tamilnadu.

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