Chamarajnagar MP and former Union Minister V. Srinivas Prasad on Monday observed that the Mekedatu project is the only solution to the Cauvery water sharing dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Another dam for impounding surplus Cauvery water is the best possible solution to put an end to the dispute that occurs whenever the monsoon fails, he opined.
Addressing protesters after taking part in the agitation organised by the Cauvery Kriya Samithi on the Cauvery issue here, he said surplus water which Karnataka and Tamil Nadu cannot store end up in the Bay of Bengal. This, to some extent, can be prevented if the Mekedatu project was implemented. Mekedatu not just benefits Karnataka but Tamil Nadu as well. The distress during deficient rains can be overcome if we have storage, he maintained.
However, Tamil Nadu has opposed the project and the matter is in the Supreme Court. Karnataka has already put forth the facts of the project and dispelled concerns expressed over it, Mr. Prasad said, while addressing the protesters.
