Dossier
Mekedatu balancing reservoir project
Coverage of Mekedatu balancing reservoir project in the Nexus archive.
- Cauvery issue: Udhayanidhi leads DMK demonstration in Thanjavur; calls TVK-led govt. ‘incompetent’
DMK leader Udhayanidhi led a demonstration in Thanjavur, demanding the cancellation of Karnataka’s Mekedatu balancing reservoir project, full waiver of farmers’ loans, and declaration of delta districts as drought-affected. The protest criticized the TVK-led government as 'incompetent' in addressing these issues.
- CWMA asks basin States to use reservoir water judiciously, defers decision on Cauvery releases
The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) has asked basin states to use reservoir water judiciously and deferred a decision on Cauvery releases during its 52nd meeting, which took place amid renewed political debate over the Mekedatu balancing reservoir project.