Mekedatu Row: Vijay Writes to PM; Challenges Centre's 'No Consent Needed' Reply The simmering dispute over the proposed Mekedatu dam on the Cauvery River has taken a turn for the worse with Union minister Raj Bhushan Choudhary's assertion that no consent is needed from lower riparian states under the 2018 Supreme Court judgment.
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay has responded by writing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, challenging the Centre's interpretation of the court's verdict.
Vijay's letter cites precedent set in the Alamatti dam dispute between Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, where consent from downstream states was required for a similar project.