New Delhi, July 27 -- The union Government has clarified in the Rajya Sabha that there is no requirement for Karnataka to obtain consent from lower riparian States to construct structures across the Cauvery river, as per the Supreme Court's 2018 judgment on the Cauvery water dispute.
Responding to an unstarred question (No. 876) raised by Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss, the Ministry of Jal Shakti stated that the February 16, 2018 judgment of the Supreme Court does not mandate prior consent from downstream States-Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and the union Territory of Puducherry-for building any structure across the Cauvery.
Minister of State for Jal Shakti Raj Bhushan Choudhary, in his written reply, said that the apex court had upheld Clause XVIII of the ...