Shivakumar appeals to Vijay to join hands on Mekedatu project

Bengaluru, Nov 8 (UNI) Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday made a fresh appeal to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay to join hands with Karnataka on the proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir, arguing that the project should be seen as a solution for shared water management rather than a fresh flashpoint in the long-running Cauvery dispute. Making a direct appeal to Vijay, Shivakumar urged the Tamil Nadu government to send a team to Karnataka for discussions, assuring that the state would honour its water-sharing obligations and would not misuse the project. "There's no question of fighting. The fighting…