Stalin said the comparison of Mekedatu project with Sillahalla and Kundah dams was not correct.
CHENNAI: Responding to Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa’s letter urging not to oppose the Mekedatu dam project, chief minister M K Stalin reiterated that the project was against the interests of the farmers in Tamil Nadu and requested the former not to pursue the same.
Stalin’s letter on Sunday was also silent on the request by Yeddiyurappa for a bilateral talk on the issue - a sign that TN was not keen on the proposal for talks.
The view that Mekedatu dam would not affect the interests of Tamil Nadu cannot be agreed upon, as it would hinder the flow of water from catchments areas below Kabini and Krishnarajasagar dams, Stalin told Yeddiyurappa. He said the final order of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, which was later modified by the Supreme Court, had clearly identified the three components contributing to the annual quantum of water to be delivered to TN. “The pr
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