TN Assembly urges Centre to rescind nod for Mekedatu dam DPR

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Press Trust of India Chennai
Last Updated : Dec 06 2018 | 9:05 PM IST

Tamil Nadu Assembly Friday adopted an unanimous resolution urging the Centre to withdraw permission given to Karnataka for preparing a Detailed Project Report for a dam across Cauvery river at Mekedatu.

The resolution moved by Chief Minister K Palaniswami at a specially convened sitting condemned the Central Water Commission (CWC) for giving the permission on November 22.

It urged the Union Water Resources Ministry "to immediately order the CWC to withdraw the permission."

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First Published: Dec 06 2018 | 9:05 PM IST

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