Following a reprieve from the Supreme Court on the implementation of the Mekedatu project, the Karnataka Government has issued a directive to form a team under the director of the Karnataka Engineering Research Station (KERS) for the rapid implementation of the balancing reservoir project at Mekedatu.

The team will include a deputy chief engineer and supporting staff, and will operate from Ramanagara in Bengaluru Rural district. The order dated December 11 states that a dedicated project office for the Mekedatu project will be established in Ramanagara.

On November 18, Deputy Chief Minister and Irrigation Minister D K Shivakumar chaired a meeting on the project’s implementation. This came days after the SC rejected Tamil Nadu ’s plea, which opposed the Mekedatu project.

During the m

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