Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who is also the Major and Medium Irrigation Minister, has appealed Tamil Nadu Government to cooperate in Karnataka’s ambitious Mekedatu drinking water project. “Tamil Nadu need not fear the project. The water will be used only to provide drinking water to the people of the region,” said Shivakumar while speaking to the media here yesterday.
Clarifying that Karnataka has no hatred towards Tamil Nadu, the Dy.CM said that people of Tamil Nadu are our brothers and we have no ill-will towards anybody. “The Mekedatu project is also in the interest of Tamil Nadu. Through the project, we propose to prevent the water reaching the sea and use it for the benefit of the people of Cauvery region. The control of Dams in the Cauvery region now lies with the Union Government. It will decide the quantum of water to be released and also the timing,” he said.
