'Under no circumstances will we allow that': Minister Anand rebuffs Shivakumar on Mekedatu dam

Economic Times - Nov 12, 2026

Tamil Nadu Minister for Rural Development and Water Resources, N Anand, has rejected claims about the Mekedatu dam. Karnataka Chief Minister, D K Shivakumar, asserted that permission from Tamil Nadu is unnecessary. Anand emphasized that under no circumstances will they allow such construction to occur. DMK leader Duraimurugan supported Anand's statements, stressing that no state can independently build a dam on an interstate river.

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