Bengaluru, Dec 4: Undeterred by objections filed by Tamil Naduover the proposed Mekedatu reservoir, water resources minister DK Shivakumar on Monday said a team led by him will inspect the spot on December 7.
After meeting officials, Shivakumar said the Rs 5,000crore project is on schedule after the Supreme Court gave nod for the preparation of a detailed project report. “A team headed by me will inspect the spot till the last point of Shivanasamudra where the state boundary ends. The team will include representatives of the forest and finance departments and experts,” he said.
He dismissed apprehensions of Tamil Nadu filing objections to the project in the apex court. “Let it file a case in the Supreme Court, let the court issue a notice to the state. We’ll see what are objections it raises.”
The minister said Mekedatu project was 95% beneficial for Tamil Nadu. He said Karnataka will try to convince Tamil Nadu over project benefits and said the reservoir will have a 64tmcft capacity. The previous Congress government had sanctioned Rs 5 crore for preparation of the DPR.
Meanwhile, he said the mega Cauvery statue was also taking shape with identification of 296 acres near Krishna Raj Sagar (KRS) dam. He said the project would most likely be a public-private partnership.
Shivakumar said the team which will visit Mekedatu will also visit KRS and discuss the statue construction. The minister said a committee, including Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, will be formed to discuss the construction of the statue and a Disneyland-style project there.
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