The Hogenakkal drinking water supply scheme is being implemented by Tamil Nadu on the basis of a No Objection certificate by the Centre. The NOC was issued by the Centre on September 21, 1998 after convening a meeting of both the States on June 29, 1998. At the meeting, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka had agreed not to object to drinking water supply schemes as long as the State concerned utilised water from its allocated share.
The then Karnataka Chief Minister J.H. Patel of JD(S) - former ally of BJP had been the signatory to the NoC.
This is the reason why in this whole tamasha the JD(S) is quiet.
The BJP, Tamil Nadu unit and its ally, AIDMK (both entered into an alliance agreement for the coming polls in Karnataka) spearheaded the opposition pressure on Karunanidhi to react. The BJP, Karnataka meanwhile is trying to milk the issue to gain votes. Rascals
Facts in 1998
1. BJP government at the Center 2. DMK ally of BJP at Center 3. JD(S) led by Son of Soil - Deva Gowda party in Kanataka
Questions
1. If Hogenakkal disputed terrority, why all these parties signed NoC? 2. BJP in power with JD(S) for 2 years, why they did not raise Hogeionsnakkal and why now - two months before elect
BJP is a Lingayat Party in Karnataka. Lingayats are the most casteist community in India. Hogenakkal is only a foretaste of Yediruppa rule. But then, all other communities against Lingayats. So Yediruppa will end like Advani- Perpetual CM-in-Waiting
RE:Instead of Fighting Among Themselves- Thrash the Politicians
by sriharsha y d on Apr 04, 2008 05:19 PM Permalink
Apart from cheap politics(no comments ), thought its good to share some usefull info. regarding this to clear some misunstanding : Karnataka Chief Secretary Sudhakar Rao, in his letter to the Union Water Resource Secretary Umesh Narayan Panjiar, contended that the Hogenakkal project was %u201Cundoubtedly%u201D a new scheme. %u201CUntil the inter-State implications arising from the project are examined under the provisions of the Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956, the Government of Tamil Nadu is not within its right to take up the project.%u201D Mr. Rao, in his reply to Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary L.K. Tripathy, said the grant of %u2018no objection%u2019 by the Union Water Resources Ministry could not be considered as resolution of inter-State implications arising from the project under consideration. The Tamil Nadu government had not made the Hogenakkal water supply project a part of its complaint or statement of case before the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT). Claiming that the Tamil Nadu government could not take up the new project without disclosing the detailed project report and other relevant information to Karnataka, Mr. Rao said unlike the Hogenakkal project, the Bangalore water supply project, taken up for utilisation of 30,000 million cubic feet, was part of the State%u2019s claim before the CWDT.
