O. Panneerselvam has demanded that a resolution be passed in the Tamil Nadu Assembly rejecting the Karnataka government’s demand for the construction of the Megha Dadu Dam.
Record: March 09, 2022 02:49
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Chennai,
In stark contrast to the Cauvery arbitration award, the case is pending in the Supreme Court, stating that an all-party meeting will be convened to discuss water sharing projects, including Megha Dadu, which will be discussed in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, and that all legal avenues will be sought to get the Union Water Resources Minister approved for the project. Let’s explore, ”said the first minister of the state of Karnataka.
Meanwhile, the Union Water Resources Minister told reporters in Bangalore a few days ago, “The Union government will not interfere in the Megha Dadu dam issue. The Governments of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu should resolve this issue through negotiations. The federal government is ready to negotiate. ”
The act of usurping the rights of Tamil Nadu
The state of Karnataka’s attempt to build a dam at Megha Dadu is an act of usurpation of Tamil Nadu’s right to share the Cauvery water. If the Megha Dadu Dam is built, the surplus water coming from the Cauvery River to the lower state of Tamil Nadu will also stop flowing.
Farmers who depend on Cauvery water for their livelihood will be greatly affected. Agricultural production will be severely affected. In other words, it is a well-known fact that a paralyzing situation will arise in the agricultural industry.
The resolution must be passed
Therefore, the position of Tamil Nadu is that the construction of the Megha Dadu Dam must be stopped under any circumstances and there is no room for negotiation. No one can have any different opinion on this.
Therefore, the First Minister should immediately intervene and convene an all-party meeting to urge the Central Government to reject the Government of Karnataka’s demand for the construction of the Megha Dadu Dam, to pass a resolution in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, and to make it clear that there is no room for negotiation.
Thus it is said.