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Palaniswami lashes out at DMK, Cong over Mekedatu row
By Chennaivision on July 3, 2023

AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday lashed out at the ruling Congress in Karnataka and the DMK in Tamil Nadu over the neighbouring state pushing for the construction of the contentious Mekedatu reservoir and the Stalin-led government not putting up a resistance to protect the interests of the state. Palaniswami especially came down hard on Tamil Nadu Chief… Continue reading "Palaniswami lashes out at DMK, Cong over Mekedatu row"
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Stalin asks Centre to stop Karnataka’s Dam plan
By Chennaivision on June 30, 2022

The Centre should not permit the Karnataka government to build a dam at Mekedatu across the Cauvery based on the Supreme Court verdict of February 16, 2018. It proscribed any state from undertaking such a venture, Chief Minister MK Stalin said on Wednesday. Laying the foundation stone for new schemes and declaring open completed schemes in addition to distributing government… Continue reading "Stalin asks Centre to stop Karnataka’s Dam plan"
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Farmers stage hunger strike against Cauvery Water Management Authority
By Chennaivision on June 24, 2022

Delta farmers staged a hunger strike against the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) for scheduling to discuss the Mekedatu dam in the meeting on Thursday. They demanded the Union government to initiate steps to prevent the construction which would affect farming activities in the entire Delta region. The members of Tamil Nadu Cauvery Farmers Association and Coordination Committee of All… Continue reading "Farmers stage hunger strike against Cauvery Water Management Authority"
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Mekedatu: TN leaders leave for Delhi to meet Jal Sakthi Minister
By Chennaivision on June 22, 2022
At a time when the 16th meeting of Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) is scheduled on June 23, the Tamil Nadu legislative parties team headed by Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan on Tuesday left for Delhi to meet Union Jal Sakthi Minister Gajendra Singh Shekawat and to register their opposition to not discuss Mekedatu issue in the CWMA meeting. “CWMA does… Continue reading "Mekedatu: TN leaders leave for Delhi to meet Jal Sakthi Minister"
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TN files petition against CWMA
By Chennaivision on June 8, 2022
The Tamilnadu government filed a petition against Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) in the Supreme Court asking the Court to give direction to the CWMA not to discuss the Mekedatu issue. Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan, in a statement, said that CWMA in its 16th meeting to be held on June 17 has decided to discuss the Mekedatu issue. “The petition… Continue reading "TN files petition against CWMA"
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Mekedatu row: TN Assembly unanimously passes resolution condemning Karnataka
By Chennaivision on March 22, 2022

Chief Minister MK Stalin, on Monday, asserted that Tamil Nadu will “definitely stop” the desperate Karnataka from constructing the Mekedatu dam even as the State Assembly unanimously passed a resolution condemning the Karnataka government for allotting funds for the dam despite Supreme Court’s verdict. The resolution urged the Union government not to provide technical and environmental support for the project.… Continue reading "Mekedatu row: TN Assembly unanimously passes resolution condemning Karnataka"
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TN government moves SC on Mekedatu dam issue
By Chennaivision on August 28, 2021
The Tamilnadu government has moved the Supreme Court seeking to restrain Karnataka from proceeding with any activity regarding the proposed construction of a reservoir at Mekedatu across the Inter-State Cauvery river. The Tamilnadu government in its plea stated that the planning of the Mekedatu project by Karnataka with a capacity of 67.16 TMC ft. and generation of 400 MW power… Continue reading "TN government moves SC on Mekedatu dam issue"
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TN to file an appeal in SC against NGT order in Mekedatu dam issue
By Chennaivision on August 24, 2021

Tamilnadu will file an appeal in the Supreme Court against the order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) as it disposed a case relating to Mekedatu dam proposed by the Karnataka government across Cauvery river, said the Minister for Water Resources Duraimurugan. Moving the demand for grants for his department in the assembly on Monday, Duraimurugan said, the NGT, Principal… Continue reading "TN to file an appeal in SC against NGT order in Mekedatu dam issue"

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