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Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay instructed officials to prosecute continued ineligible enactment regarding the Mekedatu dam contented during a gathering with Cauvery stream h2o experts and ineligible luminaries astatine the Secretariat connected Monday.
Following the Karnataka government’s connection for a bhoomi pooja for the operation of the dam, the Chief Minister held a consultative gathering to uphold Tamil Nadu’s rights, a merchandise said.
The gathering was besides attended by Ministers N. Anand, Aadhav Arjuna, and R. Nirmalkumar, and elder officials.
During the meeting, it was pointed retired that connected November 11, 2025, the Supreme Court, portion ruling connected the lawsuits filed by the Tamil Nadu authorities opposing the Mekedatu project, disposed of the substance by stating that lone the Central Water Commission, comprising experts, could find whether the task complied with erstwhile judgments. It was besides highlighted that the reappraisal petition filed connected December 11 past twelvemonth against this verdict was dismissed.
The merchandise said Mr. Vijay, taking the judgments into consideration, directed that actions consequent to the elaborate ineligible consultation beryllium expedited.
Among others who attended the gathering were Chief Secretary M. Sai Kumar, Advocate General Vijay Narayan, Principal Secretary of the Water Resources Department Satyabrata Sahu, and, via videoconference, Chairman of the Cauvery Technical Cell and Interstate River Water Wing R. Subramanian.
