Mekedatu Dam Issue: Karnataka Assembly Passes Resolution Against Tamil Nadu Govt's Resolution

Tamil Nadu assembly on Monday (March 21) passed a resolution unanimously against the decision of the Karnataka government to build a dam at Mekedatu across river Cauvery

Karnataka assembly. (ANI File)

New Delhi: Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution against the Tamil Nadu government's resolution related to the Mekedatu dam project.

Tamil Nadu assembly on Monday (March 21) passed a resolution unanimously against the decision of the Karnataka government to build a dam at Mekedatu across river Cauvery. Both Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are at loggerheads due to the Mekedatu dam issue. Karnataka has recently allocated Rs 1,000 crore in its state budget session to build the dam across the Cauvery river.

Karnataka legislative assembly passes a resolution against Tamil Nadu government's resolution related to Mekedatu dam project.

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All party leaders from Tamil Nadu have been against the construction of the dam across Cauvery at Mekedatu in Karnataka claiming that the state is already facing a water crisis and if the dam is built, it will only affect the farmers and people of Tamil Nadu. 

The Mekedatu multi-purpose project involves building a balancing reservoir near Kanakapura in Ramanagara district in Karnataka. The estimated Rs 9,000 crore project once completed is aimed at ensuring drinking water to Bengaluru and neighbouring areas and it can also generate 400 MW power.

Tamil Nadu has been opposing the project saying it would "impound and divert" the uncontrolled water flow to the state from Kabini sub-basin while Karnataka has maintained that the project within its territory will benefit both states as the surplus water stored can be managed between the two during the distress year, and its implementation will in no way affect the interests of Tamil Nadu’s farming communities, as there will be no impact on its share of water.

(With PTI inputs)