Tamil Nadu CM Vijay seeks PM Modi’s intervention in Mekedatu issue
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to block the Mekedatu reservoir project. He argues that the project requires the consent of lower riparian states, citing Supreme Court precedents and the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal award.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, on Tuesday (July 28, 2026), wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention to ensure no statutory or administrative approval is granted to the Mekedatu project unless it is demonstrably consistent with the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) Award and the judgment of the Supreme Court.
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