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‘No permission needed for Mekedatu’: DK Shivakumar on Tamil Nadu CM Vijay’s letter to PM Modi

Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday asserted that there is "no need of permission" to build the Mekedatu reservoir across the Cauvery river, which has been at…

'No permission needed for Mekedatu': DK Shivakumar on Tamil Nadu CM Vijay's letter to PM Modi
'No permission needed for Mekedatu': DK Shivakumar on Tamil Nadu CM Vijay's letter to PM Modi — image via Times of India India — Credit: Storywire

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Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday asserted that there is "no need of permission" to build the Mekedatu reservoir across the Cauvery river, which has been at the centre of a long-standing water-sharing dispute between Karnataka and neighbouring Tamil Nadu.

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