Karnataka says it’s meant to resolve Bengaluru’s water crisis, Tamil Nadu objects.
Reigniting the protracted Cauvery water dispute, the Tamil Nadu government moved the Supreme Court on November 30. This was just days after the Centre permitted Karnataka to prepare a DPR (detailed project report) for a reservoir at Mekedatu to supply drinking water to Bengaluru.
The 67.16 tmcft capacity reservoir will be located upstream of the Mettur reservoir in Tamil Nadu and will be approximately 110 km from the Karnataka capital. About 16 tmcft of its water reserve is to be earmarked for Bengaluru as a long-term solution to drinking water needs. The Rs 5,912 crore project, which includes a 400 MW hydropower station, was proposed in 2013 when Bengaluru faced one of its worst water crises following a failed monsoon.
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