Bommai meets Union Water Resources Minister, discusses Mekedatu 

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s shock journey to New Delhi on Friday sparked the thrill that the ruling BJP was near firming up the define of the much-anticipated cabinet growth or reshuffle. Bommai was final in Delhi on May 20. He referred to as on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and later tweeted, “Had a courtesy meeting with the Finance Minister @nsitharaman Ji in Delhi. Various issues of mutual interest were discussed.”

In one other necessary assembly, Bommai met Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, aside from taking part within the GST Council assembly. The assembly was in reference to the Mekedatu mission and Tamil Nadu’s objection to the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA).

Responding to a query by journalists, Bommai mentioned Tamil Nadu has filed a miscellaneous utility earlier than the Supreme Court, and as soon as discover is served to the state, the federal government will reply to it. “It (Mekedatu) is already on the (CWMA meeting) agenda, I will put pressure that it should be taken up and a final decision taken, regarding the project,” he added.

The Tamil Nadu authorities final week moved the Supreme Court with an purpose to hunt course to the CWMA, restraining it from holding any dialogue on the mission at its assembly. Bommai termed Tamil Nadu’s transfer a “political stunt”, and mentioned it was in opposition to the “spirit of federalism”.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin just lately wrote a letter to the Prime Minister, requesting him to instruct the Jal Shakti ministry to advise the CWMA’s chairman to desist from taking over any dialogue on the Mekedatu mission, until the problems are heard and determined by the Supreme Court.The Tamil Nadu authorities has already moved the Supreme Court, in search of course to the CWMA to not maintain any dialogue on the difficulty at its assembly.

Mekedatu is a ingesting water and energy mission proposed by Karnataka, for which a balancing reservoir must be constructed close to Kanakapura in Ramanagara district. But Tamil Nadu has been opposing the mission, apprehensive that the mission will have an effect on the state. The mission, estimated to value round Rs 9,000 crore, will guarantee ingesting water to Bengaluru and areas round, moreover era of 400MW energy.

PROJECT WILL BE DISCUSSED AT CWMA MEET: CHAIRMAN
THANJAVUR: Amid protest in opposition to the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) taking over the Mekedatu subject for dialogue, S Okay Haldar, chairman of the Authority, reiterated that the difficulty is on the agenda and could be taken up for dialogue within the forthcoming assembly. He was speaking to reporters at Kallanai in Thanjavur on Friday, the place he inspected the regulators.  When requested whether or not the CWMA has powers to debate the Mekedatu subject, Haldar mentioned, “It has all powers and can discuss anything and everything related to the basin.”