BY C. ANAND REDDY
NEW DELHI

The Centre is in a fix, as state governments do not agree on Centre's version of inter-basin river water transfers. This further complicates the Centre's efforts to take forward the gigantic project of interlinking of rivers.

G. Prabhakaran

PALAKKAD: Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan has accused the Tamil Nadu government of trying to avoid the renewal of the inter-State Parambikulam-Aliyar Project (PAP) agreement even after its expiry in 1988.

The Chief Minister has said he will take up the matter with the Tamil Nadu government.

Tamil Nadu urged to keep project in abeyance
Government to take all-party delegation to Delhi
State to explore legal options to stop project

BANGALORE: The Karnataka Government has decided to write to the Union Government to direct Tamil Nadu to refrain from going ahead with the Rs. 1,334-crore Hogenakkal drinking water project, as the Cauvery water sharing dispute is before the Supreme Court.

The project is being taken up by Tamil Nadu to provide drinking water to Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts and is expected to be commissioned by 2012.

Staff Correspondent

J. Venkatesan

Existing Cauvery basin irrigation area not protected: Tamil Nadu

Karnataka questions Tribunal's methodology

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday posted for final hearing in November three special leave petitions filed by Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala challenging the final award passed by the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal on February 5, 2007. The Union Territory of Puducherry, which is also a party to the dispute, has not filed an SLP.

Project was not placed before Cauvery tribunal, Eshwarappa tells Assembly

Project to use 1.4 tmcft to supply drinking water

Karnataka has asked for details about the project

Bangalore: Karnataka Minister for Energy K.S. Eshwarappa on Monday told the Legislative Assembly that the permission given by the Union Ministry of Water Resources to Tamil Nadu for the Hogenakkal drinking water supply project utilising 1.4 tmcft could not be considered valid as Tamil Nadu had not placed the project before the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal.

NEW DELHI: India and Bangladesh made some progress during the Foreign Secretary-level talks here on Thursday on the water issue that has often vitiated public opinion on both sides of the border. They also discussed the Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement (BIPA) that could be a precursor to normal economic ties between the two countries.

The Supreme Court Thursday held that no public will be entitled to file a public interest ligitation (PIL) in the matter concerning the sharing of water of any inter-state river and justified the construction of the hydro-electric project at Rajolibanda in Raichur district by the Karnataka government. While dismissing a PIL filed by Atma Linga Reddy and others from Andhra Pradesh, a bench headed by Justice C K Thakkar said, "The petition under Article 32 of the Constitution is not maintainable and is liable to be dismissed, no further action is called for.'' Party to disputes

Taking a tough stand on the Hogenakkal issue, on which Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are at loggerheads, the new Chief Minister of Karnataka, B.S. Yeddyurappa, on Monday said his Government would spare no efforts to protect the interests of the State. Referring to the issue at his maiden press conference in the national capital after assuming office as Chief Minister, he said, "Interests of the people of Karnataka are very important to me, and every attempt will be made to safeguard the interests of Karnataka.' All-party meet

AS the results of the Karnataka Assembly elections trickled in on Sunday, among those following it very closely was Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M Karunanidhi. The results are crucial to him not only as a key constituent of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance, but also as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, which has been having a running battle with Karnataka on the Cauvery issue, with Hogenakkal being the latest one.

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