Karnataka Chief Minister announces funds for Mekedatu project in next budget
Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar announced that the state budget will include funding for the Mekedatu balancing reservoir project on the Cauvery river. The project involves significant land acquisition, including forest areas, and is currently undergoing preparatory ground-breaking procedures.
Why it matters
The Mekedatu project is a major infrastructure initiative with significant environmental and interstate water-sharing implications for Southern India.
Karnataka Chief Minister announces funds for Mekedatu project in next budget left Karnataka’s Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar. File photo THE HINDU https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/p6dee5/article71595680.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/Corridors-of-PoGN9GKCILM.3.jpg.jpg th-online Administrator Shivamogga: Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar during a discussion and public hearing, in Shivamogga, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (PTI Photo)(PTI09_19_2026_000549A) A committee headed by the Deputy Commissioner has been constituted to make arrangements for providing alternative land for the 5,000 hectares belonging to the Forest Department that will be submerged in the project MYSURU Karnataka’s Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has announced that adequate funds would be earmarked for the Mekedatu project in the next budget. Karnataka seeks clearances for irrigation projects, including Mekedatu storyline 1 On October 16, after inaugurating the Cauvery Aarti programme at Brindavan Garden in Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS), Mr.
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