Karnataka will go ahead with Mekedatu mission: Chief Minister
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B.S. Yediyurappa’s remark comes a day after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin opposed the mission
Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa mentioned that the State authorities will go ahead with the Mekedatu mission within the Cauvery basin.
“We are in a comfortable situation on implementation of the Mekedatu project. There is no question of stopping it,” he informed reporters on July 7.
The Karnataka authorities would implement the consuming water mission inside the authorized boundaries, he mentioned.
His feedback got here a day after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin opposed the mission on the grounds that it will adversely have an effect on the pursuits of farmers in his State.
Earlier, the Chief Ministers had exchanged letters making their case for and towards the mission. While Mr. Yediyurappa requested Tamil Nadu to permit Karnataka to implement the mission as it will profit folks of each the States, Mr. Stalin refused to budge on his opposition to the mission.
The Karnataka authorities determined to assemble a dam throughout the Cauvery river in Kanakapura as a part of an initiative to cater to the consuming water wants of Bengaluru and Ramanagaram districts.
Tamil Nadu moved a contempt petition within the Supreme Court towards Karnataka for ‘wilful disobedience’ of the apex court docket’s order on sharing Cauvery water.
Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Basavaraj Bommai too mentioned that Karnataka would proceed its authorized battle for implementation of the mission.
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