Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday hailed the Supreme Court’s rejection of neighbouring Tamil Nadu’s plea against the construction of the proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir across the Cauvery River in Karnataka.

Welcoming the ruling, Shivakumar, who also holds the Water Resources portfolio, said, ”Justice has flown from the seat of justice.” He asserted that Karnataka had merely sought its rightful share of Cauvery water.Terming the plea as ”premature”, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India B R Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and N V Anjaria said the plan would be approved only after considering the objections of the state and the opinions of the expert bodies—the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) and the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA). Speaking

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