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Tamil Nadu passes resolution against Karnataka’s Mekedatu dam project

Tamil Nadu's Assembly unanimously passed a resolution urging the Union government to deny all clearances for Karnataka's Mekedatu dam project. The resolution cited violations of tribunal and Supreme Court orders, emphasizing the Cauvery basin's deficit status and the need for concurrence from basin...

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What happened Tamil Nadu passes resolution against Karnataka’s Mekedatu dam project.
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Left / center-leftMekedatu dam project: a long-standing source of friction between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka

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The Times of IndiaNews report · Jun 19, 6:27 AM

Tamil Nadu passes resolution against Karnataka’s Mekedatu dam project

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Tamil Nadu's Assembly unanimously passed a resolution urging the Union government to deny all clearances for Karnataka's Mekedatu dam project. The resolution cited violations of tribunal an...

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The HinduNews report · Jun 19, 8:34 AM

Mekedatu dam project: a long-standing source of friction between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka

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The idea of the project proponent – the Karnataka government – is to impound 67.16 thousand million cubic ft (TMC) of water by building a balancing reservoir at Mekedatu (which, in Kannada,...

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