Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 26 (ANI): Vice President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC), SM Hidayathullah, on Tuesday lauded the efficiency of the state cupboard, whereas concurrently extending his full assist to Chief Minister Vijay relating to the continued Cauvery river water dispute with Karnataka.
Speaking to ANI after a gathering with the Chief Minister, Hidayathullah recommended the younger management inside the state authorities.
‘I admire the ministers. Though they’re very younger and inexperienced, they’re doing the job rightly,’ Hidayathullah stated.
Addressing the contentious Mekedatu dam proposal by the Karnataka authorities, the TNCC chief emphasised that authorized recourse stays probably the most viable path ahead for Tamil Nadu.
‘Our CM said that the federal government would take authorized motion towards it. It is the one resolution,’ Hidayathullah said. ‘The central authorities can be towards it, so we thank them as properly. There needs to be no dam throughout the river. I welcome the CM’s determination.’
The TNCC chief’s remarks underscore the alignment between the Congress social gathering and the state authorities on the vital concern of defending Tamil Nadu’s water rights.
Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Tuesday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to instantly intervene and cease Karnataka from continuing with the proposed Mekedatu Reservoir Project throughout the Cauvery River, alleging that the transfer violates Supreme Court orders and the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) award.
In an in depth letter addressed to the Prime Minister, the Chief Minister expressed deep concern over Karnataka’s announcement of a ‘Bhoomi Puja’ for the Mekedatu mission. He said that the event has created widespread anxiousness amongst farmers in Tamil Nadu who rely on the Cauvery waters for agriculture and livelihood.
The Tamil Nadu authorities argued that the Mekedatu mission was by no means authorized beneath the CWDT Final Award, which was later upheld by the Supreme Court in its landmark judgment dated February 16, 2018. The letter careworn that the Cauvery basin is already categorised as a water-deficient basin and that the obtainable water has been absolutely allotted among the many riparian States.
The Chief Minister additionally identified that the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) had earlier declined to grant Terms of Reference (ToR) for an Environmental Impact Assessment as a consequence of unresolved inter-State disputes surrounding the mission.
Criticising the Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Central Water Commission (CWC), the Tamil Nadu authorities questioned why Karnataka’s proposal was nonetheless being entertained regardless of robust objections from Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Keralam and Puducherry have a long-standing dispute over the Cauvery River water, with the proposed Mekedatu dam being a brand new chapter within the battle between the 2 bordering states. (ANI)