00:00DKS has raised the Kaveri issue with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in that meeting that happened,
00:05where DKS has also posted to this effect, the post that reads that I quote,
00:09Moving from water sharing to water cooperation based on equity, transparency and cooperation,
00:16while protecting Karnataka's lawful share and the rights of riparian states in the Kaveri, Krishna, Tungabhadra, Pennar and Pallar basins.
00:26The Mekadatu project is important not only for Karnataka but also for Tamil Nadu as every drop of water from
00:33the project will benefit farmers in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
00:37Let me take this to my colleague Apoorva joining us on the broadcast, Apoorva.
00:41This latest post by DKS, how is one to read into it in terms of the issues settling between Karnataka
00:48and Tamil Nadu and what next for the Mekadatu project?
00:56Well, that's right. In fact, if you see, it's going to be interesting to see the kind of agenda that
01:03DKS, the Karnataka Chief Minister,
01:05has put forth for Union Home Minister Amit Shah as well, especially when it comes to the Kaveri water issue.
01:11We have seen time and time again the Karnataka government stand on Kaveri water as well as the Mekadatu issue
01:17as well.
01:18The Karnataka government wants to be and is rather hell-bent on going ahead and, you know, construction the Mekadatu
01:25dam which the Tamil Nadu government has been opposing.
01:28And that's why the matter even, you know, for years right now has been at the Supreme Court and we
01:33also have the Kaveri tribunal that is going back and forth on the meetings.
01:36This proposal that has been given by DK Shiv Kumar, you know, this comes at a time when there is
01:42still raising tensions between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu as well,
01:46with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Siv Vijay also going ahead and talking about this issue.
01:52Yes, there is said to be an all-party meeting that will likely take place in Tamil Nadu,
01:56but when it might take place is a question that still needs an answer for.
02:00But meanwhile, the Karnataka government and DK Shiv Kumar being proactive in going ahead and demanding for the needs of
02:08Karnataka for the state,
02:10saying that without the Mekadatu construction, without the Kaveri water project that is going forward,
02:15it will be difficult not only for Bengaluru but also for Karnataka in terms of water procurement as well.
02:21All right, Apoorupa, I want to thank you for getting us those latest details of what we wait and watch
02:27how that progresses.
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