Farmers demand reciprocal visit by Karnataka CM to delta districts
The Coordination Committee of All Farmers’ Associations of Tamil Nadu has requested a reciprocal visit from the Karnataka Chief Minister to inspect delta districts. The committee emphasizes that any water-sharing or dam construction projects must adhere to Supreme Court orders and Cauvery Water Management Authority regulations.
Why it matters
The Cauvery water dispute is a long-standing inter-state conflict that significantly impacts agricultural livelihoods and regional political stability in India.
The Coordination Committee of All Farmers’ Associations of Tamil Nadu has demanded a reciprocal visit of Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar to delta districts of Tamil Nadu to get first hand information about the prevailing situation.
Committee president P.R. Pandian told presspersons here on Thursday that there were reports emerging that the Karnataka Chief Minister had made arrangements for an aerial survey of the catchment areas and dams in Karnataka during the proposed visit of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay.
If that happened, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister should bring his Karnataka counterpart for an aerial survey of the delta districts of Tamil Nadu, though organising such meetings or inspections of the Cauvery Basin dams without the permission of the Cauvery Water Management Authority would tantamount to contempt of court, he added.
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