Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday sought the urgent personal intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop Karnataka’s dam plan across River Cauvery. DMK president M K Stalin and PMK leader Anbumani S Ramadoss have condemned the Karnataka government’s move.

The CM’s reaction comes in the wake of the Karnataka government-run Cauvery Neeravari Nigama Niyamita, in charge of maintaining all irrigation projects, petitioning the environment ministry for environment clearance for Mekedatu balancing reservoir and drinking water project.