TN all-party meet urges Union government to not accord permission for Mekedatu dam

A gathering of representatives of all legislature events in Tamil Nadu together with the BJP, unanimously handed a decision urging the Union government to not accord any permission to Karnataka to assemble a dam throughout the Cauvery river at Mekedatu. The all-party assembly was convened by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday on the State Secretariat.

The decision stated no building exercise should be undertaken at Mekedatu with out getting permission from the downstream States of the Cauvery river, as per the Supreme Court judgement. “Despite that, Karnataka is taking efforts to construct a dam at Mekedatu. This is highly condemnable,” the decision stated.

The events noticed that the undertaking will lead to water provide being affected to the farmers of Tamil Nadu. “The project, which is being touted against the Supreme Court’s ruling, is a direct challenge to the rule of law of the Indian Constitution. Hence, all the departments of the Union government that are related to the project should not grant any permission for the project,” the decision stated.

In one other decision, all of the events additionally prolonged their assist and full cooperation to the Tamil Nadu government to take any steps wanted to stop Karnataka from enterprise any dam building exercise at Mekedatu.

The events additionally handed a decision to ship a staff of representatives of all of the legislature events in Tamil Nadu to immediately hand over the resolutions to the Union government, to mirror on the unanimous opposition of the residents of Tamil Nadu to the dam undertaking.

Following this, the government may even take essential authorized steps on the case pending on the Supreme Court and no matter different steps which can be required to stop the undertaking from being carried out.