Centre has promised clearances for Mekedatu project: Karnataka CM
The Hindu
B.S. Yediyurappa made the announcement following a meeting with Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on July 13 in Bengaluru
A day after Tamil Nadu unanimously passed a resolution urging the Union government not to accord permission to Karnataka for the Mekedatu project in the Cauvery basin, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa claimed that Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on July 13 assured the State of granting clearances for all pending irrigation projects, including at Mekedatu. Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and Mr. Shekhawat reviewed drinking water and irrigation projects in Karnataka. The Chief Minister told reporters that the Union Minister has promised to provide clearances to pending projects, including a balancing reservoir that Karnataka government proposes to construct at Mekedatu in the Cauvery basin.
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