Chennai, Nov. 7 -- Expressing serious concerns over the union government officials holding inspection at the new Mekedatu dam construction site and terming it as "highly inappropriate", Chief Minister and TVK Founder Vijay on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to accord any statutory or administrative approvals to Karmataka without the consent of the co-basin States, while emphasizing the need to ensure the sustained water availability in the Cauvery basin of Tamil Nadu.
In a Demi-Official letter to Mr Modi, Vijay, seeking his personal intervention, cited the February 16, 2018 Supreme Court order and urged him to advise the Jal Shakti and the Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF and CC) Ministries to refrain from under...