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Tamil Nadu CM asks Modi to fast-track Godavari-Cauvery-Gundar link
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fast-track the Godavari-Cauvery-Gundar river-linking project and grant it national project status. He proposed a special purpose vehicle involving…
The Story in Brief
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fast-track the Godavari-Cauvery-Gundar river-linking project and grant it national project status. He proposed a special purpose vehicle involving the Centre and beneficiary states for coordinated, time-bound execution.
Vijay said the project could transfer surplus floodwaters to water-deficit areas, aiding drinking water and irrigation in Tamil Nadu’s southern districts. The National Water Development Agency’s first-phase report covers the Godavari-Pennar-Palar-Vellar link but ends a few kilometres before the Cauvery. Vijay asked the Jal Shakti Ministry and NWDA to extend the detailed project report to Kattalai Barrage and speed up consultations. Separately, he sought the release of 11 fishermen detained by Sri Lanka and revival of the bilateral Joint Working Group.
The Indian Opinion
The easy claim that a river link will solve Tamil Nadu’s water shortage ignores unresolved questions over surplus-water estimates, state consent, funding and ecological costs. Equally, dismissing the proposal as a state demand overlooks the drought faced by southern districts. The useful test is whether the Centre and beneficiary states produce a costed, agreed plan extending the DPR to Kattalai Barrage.
Sources (3): thehindu.com, indiatoday.in, hindustantimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
