Overview
- Karnataka has submitted a compliance report responding to Central Water Commission technical queries and sought fast-tracked examination of the revised Mekedatu detailed project report.
- A Central Water Commission member conducted a site inspection and Karnataka's water minister met the CWC chairman in New Delhi to request prompt technical sign-off and to offer any additional information the CWC requires.
- The Mekedatu proposal is a balancing reservoir on the Cauvery near Kanakapura designed to store water for Bengaluru and nearby districts, generate hydropower, and enable regulated downstream releases.
- Tamil Nadu continues to oppose the project over downstream impact concerns, and key statutory permissions including forest and environmental clearances, Public Investment Board endorsement and a formal gazette of tribunal allocations remain unresolved.
- Karnataka is also pressing the Centre to release earlier budgeted funds and clear other state schemes such as the Upper Krishna Project and Kalasa-Banduri works, a push that could affect inter-state water talks and the timing of construction if approvals are delayed.