Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah blamed Tamil Nadu for politicising Mekedatu dam issue to be built across river Cauvery near Bengaluru and reiterated its stand that the State Government would go ahead with the project.
Talking to reporters in Bengaluru on Saturday, Siddaramaiah blamed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa for racking up the issue with the Prime Minister and said his Government was committed to go ahead with building the dam which provides drinking water to parched seven districts of Karnataka.
He said “There is no legal hurdle for the project. There is no violation of the tribunal award. Jayalalithaa is racking up this issue because to gain political mileage. At any cost we will go ahead with the project.”
Siddaramaiah who is also the Finance Minister had proposed preparing a detailed project report of the project on the Mekedatu balancing reservoir on the upstream which is going to help seven parched districts. He has also provided Rs25 crore in the budget.