Chennai, July 29 -- Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing disappointment over Union minister of state for Jal Shakti Raj Bhushan Choudhary's statement that Karnataka need not obtain the consent of lower riparian states for the proposed Mekedatu reservoir, even as the state government confirmed that Vijay will visit Bengaluru next month for talks on the project.

Seeking withdrawal of the minister's July 27 Rajya Sabha statement, Vijay urged Modi to ensure that no administrative approval is granted to the Mekedatu project unless it is consistent with the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) award and the Supreme Court's February 16, 2018 judgment.

"This disappointing reply s...