New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Tiruchi Siva on Tuesday submitted a Rule 267 notice in the Rajya Sabha seeking suspension of business to discuss Karnataka's alleged non-implementation of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) award and its proposed construction of a reservoir at Mekedatu across the Cauvery river.

In his notice, Tiruchi Siva stated that the discussion was needed on the issue of "non-implementation of the CWDT award by the Karnataka government and the further attempt to construct a reservoir at Mekedatu across the Cauvery river, which has resulted in drastically affecting the livelihood of the Tamil Nadu farmers and the need to constitute a tribunal with regard to resolve the Mekedatu issue." ...