Vaiko seeks early hearing of pending Mekedatu dam case
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MDMK basic secretary Vaiko on Sunday urged the federal government to hasten the method of hearing of the Mekedatu dam case pending within the Supreme Court and make sure that Karnataka’s plan to assemble a dam is stopped.
Mr. Vaiko accused the National Green Tribunal of appearing one-sided in favour of Karnataka by closing proceedings towards the venture final week. “When the Mekedatu case has been scheduled for July 5, 2021, for hearing the arguments of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, NGT chairperson A.K. Goyal has not given the opportunity for it to be heard and has acted in a biased manner,” he stated in an announcement.
He stated it was on this backdrop that Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa claimed that the NGT had given permission to Karnataka to assemble the dam throughout the Cauvery.
“It is highly condemnable that the BJP government is supporting Karnataka when there is a final judgment of the Cauvery Tribunal and the Supreme Court that is being side-stepped,” he stated.
Mr. Vaiko stated Chief Minister M.K. Stalin had urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi throughout their assembly that the Union authorities shouldn’t give consent for the venture. “If the project is allowed, then the 177.25 tmcft of Cauvery water that is legally Tamil Nadu’s share as per the Supreme Court judgment will become a trickle,” he stated.
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