AAP questions Congress govt over Mekedatu

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday questioned the Congress State government on the nonimplementation of the Mekedatu multi-purpose project.

“Why is the Congress not talking about the implementation of the Mekedatu project even after 100 days of coming to power? What is the solution to Bangalore's drinking water problem?” AAP state vice president Mohan Dasari asked.

Mekedatu, Kannada for “goat’s leap” is a multipurpose project wherein a balancing reservoir would be built near the gorge which is home to the confluence of Cauvery and Arkavathy rivers in Ramanagara district bordering Chamarajanagar district.

The project would provide 4.75 Thousand Million Cubic Feet (TMC) of drinking water to Bengaluru and generate 400 MegaWatt of power. Dasari also criticised the BJP for not being able to elect a Leader of the Opposition (LOP) 100 days after the Congress gover nment assumed power.

“The state president of the party has also not been elected. There is no Opposition in the state,” he added.