Mekedatu: Cheluvarayaswamy asks officials to prepare a time-bound action plan for expediting clearance process

N. Cheluvarayaswamy | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Directing the officials to expedite the process of getting various permissions for the proposed Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir Project, Karnataka’s Water Resources Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy on Thursday asked them to prepare a time-bound action plan.Mr. Cheluvarayaswamy, who was allotted the Water Resources portfolio on Wednesday, began his work by holding a review meeting with senior officials on the issue on Thursday.At the meeting, he deliberated on the present status of the project, the legal challenges and the action plan to be adopted to expedite the process of getting clearances.The Minister emphasised that the Mekedatu project was crucial for ensuring adequate drinking water supply to Bengaluru and the surrounding areas in the