Mandya: - Reiterating his stand that a new dam at Mekedatu across River Cauvery would be constructed, Karnataka Water Resources Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) said the dam would be constructed after getting all clearances from the Centre to address the drinking water needs of the people.
Yesterday, Shivakumar visited Shimshapura Power Generating Station (Shimsha Power Plant or Sir K. Seshadri Iyer Power Station) that is facing threat of submersion if the Mekedatu project comes up. The Power Station was set up by Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar in 1939. It is the first Hydroelectric Power Station in Asia to start generation and is located at hilly regions in Shivanasamudra, near Malavalli.
