BELOGIVAVA: Congress has announced it will begin on the implementation of the 10-day diamptu which requires the Mekedatu project.
Diyatra 179km from Mekedatu to Bengaluru will begin on January 9 even though there are rigid opposition to the project from Tamil Nadu neighbors.
“The BJP government has no desire to implement the project.
Atattra is being taken because the project will help 2.5 crore people,” said the State President of the DK Shivakumar Congress and Opposition Leader Siddaramaiiah at a joint press conference on Tuesday.
Siddaramaiiah explained that the Mekedatu project began in 1968 when the Congress came to power in the state.
“When I became the chairman of the Minister in 2013, a detailed project report was prepared.
The proposed expenditure was Rs 5,912 Crore.
When Shivakumar was the Minister of Irrigation, the Blueprint was prepared in 2018, and the proposed expenditure rose to Rs 9,500 Crore.
But since then, since then, since then, The BJP government has not made many efforts to drive the project, “he said.
“Sixty-six TMC FT water which is exhausted will be stored in the reservoir and used for drinking purposes and power plants.
Thirty percent of Bengaluru residents do not have access to the right drinking water supply.
Other regions will also benefit,” Shivakumar explained.
“Water disputes between Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu ended after the Supreme Court verdict in 2018.
It was decided that Karnataka had to release 177 TMC FT water to Mr.” Apart from this, TN does not have the scope of objections to the law, “he added.
Asked whether in the political action ahead of 2023 assembly polls, Siddaramaiiah denied it and said: “If the BJP is in power starting a job, the soyatra will be summoned soon Getting the required approval.
Responding to the question by Congressman Sharath Bachche Gowda in the Assembly, CM said the DPR at this time before the Cauvery Monitoring Board.
The council has discussed the DPR and the government has asked the Union Minister to get a Council’s nod at the next meeting Lives and forests u Ntuk gives a reference framework (TOR), a prerequisite for searching for environmental permits.