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JDS chief H D Deve Gowda has requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to prevail upon Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi not to proceed with the Hogenakkal project till the Supreme Court gives its verdict on the issue. As the matter is currently sub-judice with the Karnataka Government approaching the Supreme Court, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister ought to have maintained restraint and not proceeded with the project, Deve Gowda pointed out in a letter to the PM.
He urged Singh to visit the project site with an all-party Parliamentary delegation along with technical experts to assess the impact it project would have on the people of Karnataka. Describing the people of Tamil Nadu as 8220;our fellow Indian brethren8221;, the former prime minister said the people of Karnataka had nothing whatsoever against them.
While suggesting construction of a storage dam as a solution to the long-pending dispute, Deve Gowda warned that any delay in intervention by the Centre would lead to 8220;chaos and anarchy8221;.
