Ramanagara, Nov 15 (UNI) union Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday backed the proposed Mekedatu dam project but said the Karnataka government should directly approach the Centre and secure the necessary approval instead of expecting him to obtain clearance single-handedly.
Chennai, Nov 15 (UNI) Amid heightening Cauvery row following Karnataka''s assertion on Mekedatu dam construction and political parties urging him to take up the issue with the Centre and Congress high command, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and TVK Founder Vijay will be visiting Delhi tomorrow to attend the formal launch of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi''s memoir "Belonging : A Journey of Love".
By MC RajanChennai, Nov 14 (UNI) Keeping Chief Minister Jospeh Vijay a prisoner of the past in the Cauvery water dispute with neighbouring Karnataka, principal opposition DMK president MK Stalin on Saturday demanded that an all-party meet be convened to assert Tamil Nadu’s legitimate rights over the river and to debunk Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar’s claim that the Supreme Court has given the nod for the construction of the new Mekedatu dam on the inter-state border.
Bengaluru, Nov 14 (UNI) Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday struck a firm note on the contentious Mekedatu project, asserting that Karnataka would exercise its right to build the proposed Cauvery reservoir while honouring Tamil Nadu''s allocated share of 177 TMC of water.
Mysuru, Nov 13 (UNI) Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday used Prime Minister Narendra Modi''s visit to Mysuru to press the Centre on three contentious issues, seeking a push for the Mekedatu drinking water project, intervention over the Western Ghats conservation report and a national policy framework to channel corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds into government schools.
Chennai, Nov 9 (UNI) At a time when the Supreme Court has clearly established that a new Mekedatu dam cannot be constructed across the river Cauvery without the consent of downstream TN, Karnataka Chief Minister D.K.Shivakumar''s claim of having got the Apex Court nod and that it as the right to build the dam was condemnable and aimed at creating unnecessary tension between the two states, PMK President and Rajya Sabha MP Anbumani Ramadoss said on Monday.
Bengaluru, Nov 8 (UNI) Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday made a fresh appeal to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay to join hands with Karnataka on the proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir, arguing that the project should be seen as a solution for shared water management rather than a fresh flashpoint in the long-running Cauvery dispute.
Chennai, Nov 6 (UNI) Expressing serious concerns over the union government officials holding inspection at the new Mekedatu dam construction site and terming it as "highly inappropriate", Chief Minister and TVK Founder Vijay on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to accord any statutory or administrative approvals to Karmataka without the consent of the co-basin States, while emphasizing the need to ensure the sustained water availability in the Cauvery basin of Tamil Nadu.