Oppose Mekedatu project, urge farmers
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The Coordination Committee of All Farmers’ Associations in Tamil Nadu has called upon political parties to raise their voice against the proposed construction of a dam across Cauvery river at Mekedatu. It has also urged the Tamil Nadu government to convene a meeting of representatives of all political parties and farmers associations to discuss the issue.
Talking to the media at Mannargudi on Wednesday, Coordination Committee president P. R. Pandian pointed out that the Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had taken up the issue suo moto based on newspaper reports about the construction activities at Mekedatu and constituted a committee to look into the alleged violation of norms in the construction of a reservoir across the Cauvery river at Mekedatu in Karnataka State.
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Karnataka : Ramanagara : 07/12/2018 : The View of the spot which is actually called the Mekedatu which is 1.5 ahead the place where reservoir is identified by Karnataka Government for the project of construction of balancing reservoir cum drinking water in Ramanagara District on Friday 07 December 2018. Photo : Sudhakara Jain / The Hindu.
They urge State govt. to move SC
The coordination committee of the All Farmers’ Associations in Tamil Nadu has called upon parties to oppose the proposed construction of a dam across the Cauvery at Mekedatu in Karnataka. It also urged the Tamil Nadu government to convene a meeting of all parties and farmers’ associations.
He was the former Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu
Former Additional Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu and Commissioner of Revenue Administration K. Satyagopal has been appointed expert member of the Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal.
On Tuesday, the NGT Chairperson issued an order appointing Dr. Satyagopal as an expert member with immediate effect. He will hold the post till further orders. Earlier, former Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Girija Vaidyanathan was appointed expert member of the bench, which was opposed by environmental group Poovulagin Nanbargal at the Madras High Court.
The court rejected the PIL, citing her experience as Environment and Forest Secretary, Chairperson of Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and Health Secretary.