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- Tamil Nadu CM urged PM Modi to halt Karnataka’s Mekedatu project.
- Project reportedly violates Cauvery tribunal and SC water sharing judgments.
- CM cites farmer anxiety and legal framework concerns over project.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately intervene and stop Karnataka’s proposed Mekedatu reservoir project, warning that it violates both the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal award and the Supreme Court’s 2018 judgment on river water sharing. In a strongly worded letter to the Prime Minister, Vijay expressed concern over the Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Central Water Commission entertaining Karnataka’s Detailed Project Report (DPR) despite Tamil Nadu’s objections. He said the project had triggered anxiety among lakhs of farmers dependent on Cauvery water for agriculture and livelihood across the state.
Tamil Nadu Raises Legal Objection
In his letter, Vijay said Karnataka’s proposed Mekedatu reservoir across the Cauvery river was not among the projects permitted under the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal’s final award. He argued that the Cauvery basin had already been categorised as a deficit basin, leaving no scope for additional storage or utilisation beyond the allocations already determined.
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister maintained that constructing a new reservoir with a proposed storage capacity of 67.16 TMC near the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border would directly impact the flow of water guaranteed to Tamil Nadu under the Supreme Court verdict delivered on February 16, 2018.
According to Vijay, the apex court had clearly ruled that upstream states could not undertake projects that adversely affect scheduled water deliveries to downstream states.
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PM Asked To Halt Project
Vijay also criticised Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar’s recent remarks and the reported announcement regarding the proposed “Bhoomi Puja” for the project, saying the developments had heightened concerns among farmers in Tamil Nadu.
He further alleged that Karnataka’s move to proceed with the project violated environmental laws and undermined the legal framework established after decades of litigation over the Cauvery dispute.
Urging immediate intervention, Vijay requested Prime Minister Modi to direct the Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Central Water Commission to reject Karnataka’s DPR for the Mekedatu project. He also sought instructions preventing Karnataka from initiating any new Cauvery-related project without the consent of all co-basin states.
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