CHENNAI, July 21 -- Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday chaired a high-level meeting on Karnataka's proposed Mekedatu dam across the Cauvery and is expected to announce the state's next course of action within the next 10 days, minister for energy resources and law R Nirmal Kumar said.

The meeting was attended by ministers, subject experts and lawyers who have been handling the legal battle over the project for nearly 15 years.

Briefing reporters at the Secretariat, Kumar said, "Today, as a first step, a consultation meeting was held with all the relevant experts and lawyers who have been fighting this legal battle for nearly 15 years. Based on a few suggestions raised during the meeting, the decision for the next phase w...