Belagavi : Congress It has been announced to start a 10-day padyatra to demand the implementation of the Mekedatu project.
The 179 km trek from Mekedatu to Bengaluru will start from January 9. Despite strong opposition to the project from neighboring countries, it Tamil Nadu, “This BJP government does not have the will to implement the project. The padyatra is being started as this project will help 2.5 crore people,” said Congress state president DK. he said shivkumar and Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah at a joint press conference on Tuesday.
Siddaramaiah pointed out that the Mekedatu project was started in 1968 when the Congress was in power in the state. “When I became the chief minister in 2013, a detailed project report was prepared. The proposed expenditure was Rs 5,912 crore. When Shivakumar was irrigation minister, the blueprint was drawn up in 2018, and the proposed expenditure increased to Rs 9,500 crore. But since then, the BJP government has not made many efforts to take this project forward,” he said.
“Sixty-six tmc feet of water which is being wasted will be stored in the reservoir and used for drinking purposes and power generation. Thirty percent of the citizens of Bengaluru do not have proper drinking water supply. Other regional will also benefit,” explained Shivakumar.
“The water dispute between Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu came to an end in 2018 after the Supreme Court ruling. It was decided that Karnataka should release 177 TMC feet of water to Tamil Nadu. “Besides there is no scope for objection as per law in Tamil Nadu,” he said.
Asked whether the padyatra was a political stunt ahead of the 2023 assembly elections, Siddaramaiah denied it and said: “If the ruling BJP starts work, the padyatra will be stopped immediately.”
Working closely with the Centre: CM
CM Bommai said that the government is working on the Mekedatu project with the Center and work will start soon after getting the necessary approvals. Reply to a question from a Congress member Sharath Bachche Gowda In the assembly, the CM said that the DPR is currently with the Cauvery Monitoring Board. The board has discussed the DPR and the government has requested Federation The minister will take the approval of the board in its next meeting. The government has asked the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests to provide terms of reference (TOR), which is a pre-requisite for obtaining environment clearance.
The 179 km trek from Mekedatu to Bengaluru will start from January 9. Despite strong opposition to the project from neighboring countries, it Tamil Nadu, “This BJP government does not have the will to implement the project. The padyatra is being started as this project will help 2.5 crore people,” said Congress state president DK. he said shivkumar and Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah at a joint press conference on Tuesday.
Siddaramaiah pointed out that the Mekedatu project was started in 1968 when the Congress was in power in the state. “When I became the chief minister in 2013, a detailed project report was prepared. The proposed expenditure was Rs 5,912 crore. When Shivakumar was irrigation minister, the blueprint was drawn up in 2018, and the proposed expenditure increased to Rs 9,500 crore. But since then, the BJP government has not made many efforts to take this project forward,” he said.
“Sixty-six tmc feet of water which is being wasted will be stored in the reservoir and used for drinking purposes and power generation. Thirty percent of the citizens of Bengaluru do not have proper drinking water supply. Other regional will also benefit,” explained Shivakumar.
“The water dispute between Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu came to an end in 2018 after the Supreme Court ruling. It was decided that Karnataka should release 177 TMC feet of water to Tamil Nadu. “Besides there is no scope for objection as per law in Tamil Nadu,” he said.
Asked whether the padyatra was a political stunt ahead of the 2023 assembly elections, Siddaramaiah denied it and said: “If the ruling BJP starts work, the padyatra will be stopped immediately.”
Working closely with the Centre: CM
CM Bommai said that the government is working on the Mekedatu project with the Center and work will start soon after getting the necessary approvals. Reply to a question from a Congress member Sharath Bachche Gowda In the assembly, the CM said that the DPR is currently with the Cauvery Monitoring Board. The board has discussed the DPR and the government has requested Federation The minister will take the approval of the board in its next meeting. The government has asked the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests to provide terms of reference (TOR), which is a pre-requisite for obtaining environment clearance.
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