'Mekedatu project permanent solution': Shivakumar on Cauvery water dispute

NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday described the Mekedatu dam project, proposed by the state government on the Cauvery river, as a "permanent solution" to the long-standing dispute between Karnataka and neighbouring Tamil Nadu over the sharing of Cauvery river water."The Mekedatu project is the permanent solution. The Supreme Court has already delivered its judgment, and the central government has also given its response. Taking all that into consideration, we should move forward without wasting any more time," he said at a press conference after chairing an all-party meeting on the Cauvery water issue, which has flared up again in recent days.The chief minister was referring to the Supreme Court's November 2025 dismissal of Tamil Nadu's objection to Karnataka's detailed project report on the Mekedatu project.