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- Karnataka MP Vishveshvara Hegde Kageri met Union Water Resources Minister C.R.
- Patil in New Delhi to urge a halt to the proposed Bedti-Hirevaddati river-linking project.
- The state government has approved preparing a detailed project report (DPR) for the project.
- Kageri said the project should not proceed until the carrying capacity of Uttara Kannada district's ecologically sensitive Western Ghats region is fully and scientifically studied.
- His office issued a statement requesting an immediate stop to all project activities, including the DPR preparation already underway.
What to watch next
- Whether the central ministry responds to the request to halt the project and DPR work
- Progress of the state government's detailed project report preparation
- Any move to conduct a scientific carrying capacity study of the Western Ghats region
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