New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): The Centre has returned the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the proposed Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir-cum-Drinking Water Project to the Karnataka Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Raj Bhushan Chaudhary has knowledgeable Parliament.
Replying to a query within the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Chaudhary mentioned, ‘The DPR submitted in 2019 has been returned to the mission authority with the request to submit the revised DPR in compliance with the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal (CWDT) award and as per the extant CWC tips.’
‘The Government of India has taken be aware of the representations obtained from the Government of Tamil Nadu and farmers’ organisations expressing considerations relating to the attainable impacts of the proposed mission on the Cauvery Delta area, together with consuming water availability in different districts,’ he mentioned.
While replying to a query requested by a Lok Sabha member, Chaudhary mentioned, ‘Representations obtained in respect of any mission are examined, as applicable, throughout appraisal of the mission in accordance with the relevant process.’
In his reply, MoS additionally talked about the Supreme Court judgment dated July 16, 2018 relating to the Cauvery water dispute; he mentioned, ‘There is not any point out that State of Karnataka has to acquire the consent of the opposite riparian states, specifically Tamil Nadu, Kerala and UT of Puducherry, to assemble any sort of construction throughout river Cauvery.
Supreme Court in its order has discovered the Clause XVIII of Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal (CWDT) Award of 2007 applicable and reiterated in its order that ‘Nothing within the order of this Tribunal shall impair the correct or energy or authority of any State to manage inside its boundaries using water or to get pleasure from the advantage of waters inside that State in a fashion not inconsistent with the order of this Tribunal.’
‘In train of the powers conferred by part 6A of Inter-State River Water Disputes (ISRWD) Act, 1956, the Central Government vide Gazette notification dated 01.06.2018 notified the Cauvery Water Management Scheme (CWMS), inter- alia, constituting the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) and Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC), to offer impact to the choice of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, as modified by the Supreme Court in its Order dated February 16, 2018,’ he additional added. (ANI)