Environmentalists stage a protest in K Nidugane gram panchayat near Madikeri on Tuesday Madikeri: Environmentalists staged a protest at K Nidugane gram panchayat near Madikeri on Tuesday, opposing the proposed development of housing sites on a 94-acre tract of cleared land and demanding immediate afforestation to restore the area. More than 900 trees were felled…
The story so far: The stage appears set for a summer of discontent yet again, as Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are heading for a political confrontation over the Mekedatu drinking water project across river Cauvery, proposed by the former. Within days of Tamil Nadu Assembly’s resolution against the project, Karnataka’s legislative assembly is set to…
ERODE: Tamil Nadu revenue minister K A Sengottaiyan on Saturday criticized the previous DMK govt for not having pursued legal remedies to stop Karnataka’s move to build a dam across the Cauvery river in Mekedatu. Speaking at a consultation meeting of officials from different departments held at the Erode district collectorate, Sengottaiyan reiterated that chief…
ERODE: Tamil Nadu revenue minister K A Sengottaiyan on Saturday criticized the previous DMK govt for not having pursued legal remedies to stop Karnataka’s move to build a dam across the Cauvery river in Mekedatu. Speaking at a consultation meeting of officials from different departments held at the Erode district collectorate, Sengottaiyan reiterated that chief…
Last Updated:May 29, 2026, 18:20 IST For incoming Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, executing the Mekedatu dam is not merely a technocratic objective but a core political pledge Mekedatu is a proposed balancing reservoir and drinking water project planned by Karnataka across the Cauvery river near the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border. File image A high-stakes political…
The Hindu Temples Recovery Movement on Wednesday urged the authorities to restore the traditional water supply system from the Cauvery to the Rockfort Teppakulam in Tiruchi. Addressing media persons, movement’s Executive Chairman A. Vaiyapuri said the centuries-old Teppakulam used to receive water from the Cauvery until about 100 years ago. But the Tiruchi Corporation’s claim…
On September 7, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to solve the long-pending Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal issue between Punjab and Haryana, saying, “It’s the duty of the Centre to ensure water for Punjab and Haryana, not to make them fight”. In a press conference at Haryana’s…
