Overview
- Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the Supreme Court dismissed Tamil Nadu’s petitions against the Mekedatu project, which the state termed a legal win.
- Karnataka will prepare a revised Mekedatu DPR and submit it to the Centre seeking approval, including permission to use forest land.
- The Budget commits to replacing 33 Tungabhadra dam gates before the monsoon and to pursuing a silt-management alternative in consultation with Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and the Tungabhadra Board.
- The government will prioritise completing 37 ongoing schemes to bring 1.16 lakh hectares under irrigation and will execute 75 works worth ₹8,045 crore across river basins.
- Yettinahole’s first-phase lift works are inaugurated with the remaining 18.73 km of phase-two canals slated for completion soon, land acquisition for raising Almatti’s height will start this year, and Kalasa–Banduri awaits MoEFCC and NBWL clearances despite awarded contracts.