Stalin asks Palaniswami to meet Modi over Cauvery issue
Chennai: DMK leader M.K.Stalin on Thursday said Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami along with leaders of various political parties should meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urge him to set up a Cauvery Management Board.
Speaking at the all party meeting held at the state secretariat here, Stalin said the state should put sufficient pressure on the central government to set up the Cauvery Management Board within six weeks.
According to Stalin, the Tamil Nadu government should also explore legal avenues to get a higher allocation of the Cauvery river water as the Supreme Court has cut down the state's share by 14.75 thousand million cubic feet (TMC).
The Supreme Court on February 16 reduced Tamil Nadu's share of the Cauvery river water to 177.25 TMC, down from 192 TMC allocated by a tribunal in 2007.
Stalin said the state government should form a different ministry for water resources and also come out with a separate budget for agriculture.
He said the government should form a Water Security Board to oversee saving of the Cauvery river water and its prudent use.
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CM Siddaramaiah visits Minister Sudhakar in hospital
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday visited Minister D Sudhakar in hospital and said doctors would take a decision on further treatment after the latter regains consciousness.
The Planning and Statistics Minister Sudhakar fell ill following a severe lung infection. He is still in the intensive care unit.
Speaking to reporters after visiting the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in Electronic City, Siddaramaiah said, "Sudhakar has not yet regained consciousness. The doctors will take a decision tomorrow."
Responding to a query on whether a lung transplantation would be carried out, the CM said, "If a transplant has to be done now, he must regain consciousness. He is not conscious now. The doctors will take a decision."
Asked about the minister's condition, Siddaramaiah said he is stable now, but on ventilator support.
"All other organs are functioning well and he is stable. The brain has not yet regained consciousness," he said.
On further medical evaluation, Siddaramaiah said, "The doctors will do a CT scan tomorrow. After that, they will know. They will take a decision."
The doctors briefed the CM on the treatment being administered. Siddaramaiah also interacted with the minister's family members.
VIDEO | Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday visited Minister D Sudhakar in hospital and said doctors would take a decision on further treatment after the latter regains consciousness.
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