The much-awaited meeting between the chief ministers of the two neighbouring states, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, which have been at odds over the sharing of Cauvery waters amid a rain-deficient year, took place in Kovalam near Chennai.
The contentious issue of Karnataka’s Mekedatu dam project in Ramanagaram district, around 100 km south of Bengaluru and near the point where the Cauvery enters Tamil Nadu, has now emerged as a major flashpoint in the drought-hit region. Turning up the heat on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, the state’s main opposition party, the DMK, alleged that he remained silent throughout the meeting while his Karnataka counterpart, DK Shivakumar, spoke in favour of constructing the Mekedatu dam at the meeting of southern Chief Ministers.
Addressing a press conference, DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran said, “At the meeting of southern chief ministers held in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar openly spoke in favour of constructing the Mekedatu dam. However, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay, who was present there, remained silent without uttering a single word in opposition.”
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