"Based on a newspaper report, the National Green Tribunal in Chennai has taken up a suo moto case and has formed a committee and has asked it to visit Mekedatu and see if any violation has taken place or any environment related concerns..there wasn t any formal complaint," Home and Law Minister Basavaraj Bommai told reporters here on Wednesday.
Senior DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Water Resources Minister, S. Duraimurugan, has said that the state will not allow Karnataka to build a dam across the Cuvery river at Makedatu, which is near the inter-state border.In a statement issued here on .
NGT sets up panel on Mekedatu dam construction violation
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Last Updated: May 25, 2021, 01:06 PM IST
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The committee comprises of senior members from the Integrated Regional Office, MoEF, Bangalore, Cauvery Water Management Authority, Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited and the Forest Department not below the rank of Additional Conservator of Forest, Karnataka.
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The National Green Tribunal has formed a committee to submit a report on alleged violation of norms in the construction of a reservoir across the Cauvery river at Mekedatu in Karnataka. A bench comprising Justice K Ramakrishnan and expert member K Satyagopal issued notices to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Department of Water Resources, Central Water Commission, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu governments among others.
Cauvery row: NGT forms panel to probe allegations of illegal construction at Mekedatu
Acting on its own (suo motu) based on a news report published on April 15 this year, a bench comprising Justice K Ramakrishnan and expert member Dr K Satyagopal directed the panel to submit a report.
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CHENNAI: The National Green Tribunal has appointed a joint committee to delve into allegations of unauthorised construction activity taking place in Mekedatu where the Karnataka government had proposed to construct a dam across the Cauvery River.
Acting on its own (
suo motu) based on a news report published on April 15 this year, a bench comprising Justice K Ramakrishnan and expert member Dr K Satyagopal directed the panel to submit a report on or before July 5.
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