Vijay Writes to PM Modi Opposing Jal Shakti Ministry's Stand on Mekedatu Project

Tamil Nadu actor-politician Vijay has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising objections to the Jal Shakti Ministry's response regarding the Mekedatu dam project on the Cauvery River. The ministry had stated that the Supreme Court's February 16, 2018 judgment does not explicitly require Karnataka to obtain consent from lower riparian states before constructing a structure across the Cauvery. Vijay contested this interpretation, expressing concern over the implications for Tamil Nadu as a downstream state. The Mekedatu project, proposed by Karnataka, has long been a point of contention between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over Cauvery water sharing rights.
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