Vijay wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to direct officials to reject Karnataka’s proposal for the Mekedatu reservoir, stating that the detailed project report contravenes the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal’s final award of February 5, 2007 and the Supreme Court’s February 2, 2018 judgment (The Hindu).

PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss also appealed to the Centre not to accept Karnataka’s detailed project report for the proposed Mekedatu dam (news.abplive.com). He said the Tamil Nadu government should press the central government to revoke the 2018 permission that allowed preparation of the draft project report for construction of the Mekedatu dam across the Cauvery without the state’s approval (news.abplive.com).

Ramadoss disputed Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Sivakumar’s claim that the detailed project report has already been submitted and that the project would be taken up immediately after approval (news.abplive.com). He also described the assertion that Tamil Nadu has no right to oppose Karnataka’s plan as using the loaded adjective “condemnable” (news.abplive.com).

According to Ramadoss, the Cauvery river serves as an irrigation source for 14 districts and provides drinking water to five crore people across 30 districts, including Chennai (news.abplive.com).