State plans to seek PM's help on Hogenakkal

The state now plans to seek the Prime Minister's help to resolve the Hogenakkal issue

The state now plans to seek the Prime Minister's help to resolve the Hogenakkal issue.u00a0

The controversial drinking water project involving inter-state Cauvery river came to the fore again yesterday as Tamil Nadu asserted work on it was on track.

"The chief minister (M Karunanidhi) had put the project on hold last year only to avoid any confusion or violence whatsoever at that time (as assembly elections were due in Karnataka). The project is now on track and is expected to be completed by 2012," Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister M K Stalin told the state assembly.

The Rs 1,334-crore project, has been facing opposition from Karnataka since it envisages drawing water from Cauvery. The two states are already locked in a dispute for decades over the Cauvery water.

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