Coimbatore, July 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Revenue Minister Sengottaiyan on Monday asserted that Karnataka would not be allowed to proceed with the proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir project, reiterating the state government’s firm stand on protecting TN’s rights over the Cauvery waters.Reaffirming Tamil Nadu’s opposition to the Mekedatu project, Sengottaiyan declared that Karnataka would not be allowed to move ahead with the proposal. “Not even a single brick will be laid for the Mekedatu…
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Erode, July 2 (IANS) The Water Resources Department (WRD) has ruled out the immediate release of irrigation water through both the Kalingarayan canal system and the Lower Bhavani Project (LBP) canal system, citing critically low storage levels in the Lower Bhavani Dam and inadequate inflows from the catchment areas.The department said water would be released for irrigation only after inflows into the reservoir stabilise, as the available storage is currently being conserved to meet drinking wate…