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Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) Chairman S.K. Haldar said connected Friday that the projected Mekedatu reservoir of the Karnataka authorities could not beryllium taken guardant astatine this signifier arsenic its techno-commercial feasibility was “yet to beryllium established”. He said the task was nary longer earlier the CWMA, arsenic the record had already been returned to the Central Water Commission (CWC).
“The Karnataka authorities has projected this project, but its techno-commercial feasibility — whether it is acceptable to beryllium taken up for concern — is yet to beryllium established. Only if those aspects are established tin we accidental whether the task volition travel up oregon not. At this stage, these things are yet to beryllium finalised,” Mr. Haldar told reporters aft inspecting the Kallanai (Grand Anicut).
Mr. Haldar’s sojourn to Kallanai was a portion of an inspection of the structures connected the Cauvery. He was accompanied by Engineer Murali, Chief Engineer Sivasubramaniam, Superintending Engineers Thileepan (South Cauvery Irrigation Circle, Thanjavur), and Sudhakar (Middle Cauvery Irrigation Circle, Tiruchi).
Earlier successful the day, Tamil Nadu All Farmers’ Organisations Co-ordination Committee president P.R. Pandian met Mr. Haldar and submitted a memorandum urging the CWMA to formally cull Karnataka’s draught Mekedatu dam proposal. He argued that the dam would adversely impact downstream irrigation and reiterated the request for support to conception a cheque dam successful Rasimanal to forestall surplus flows into the sea. Mr. Pandian besides requested that the CWMA not instrumentality up the Mekedatu contented for treatment successful its adjacent meeting, which has been scheduled for December 8.
