Mysuru, Nov. 13 -- Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday urged the Centre to expedite statutory clearances for the Mekedatu balancing reservoir project, withdraw the Kasturirangan report recommendations on the Western Ghats and align corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives with the state's guidelines to upgrade 1,000 government schools into Karnataka Public Schools.

Addressing the inauguration of CoSMOS (Centre of Space and Modern Optical Sciences) in Mysuru in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shivakumar placed three key demands before the Centre, calling for cooperation between the Union and State governments on critical developmental priorities.

On the Mekedatu project, Shivakumar said the Supreme Cou...