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Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir and Drinking Water Project

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Mandya, Karnataka, India

Source: Times of India

Project
Planned

The project involves the implementation of the Mekedatu balancing reservoir and drinking water project in Mandya district. It requires 1,079 hectares of land, including forest land across five villages in Malavalli taluk that will be submerged. The district administration has identified 2,204 hectares of alternative land for compensatory land transfer to the forest department in a 1:2 ratio. Vario

Status
Prospective
Sector
Water Supply and Storage, Hydro, Government
Location
Mandya, Karnataka, India
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Times of India

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The project “Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir and Drinking Water Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Mandya, Karnataka, India. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Times of India.

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2026-07-22

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The project involves the implementation of the Mekedatu balancing reservoir and drinking water project in Mandya district. It requires 1,079 hectares of land, including forest land across five villages in Malavalli taluk that will be submerged. The district administration has identified 2,204 hectares of alternative land for compensatory land transfer to the forest department in a 1:2 ratio. Various administrative and environmental clearances are being discussed to move the project forward.

Original sector

Water Resources

Location

Country

India

State

Karnataka

City

Mandya

Source

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Times of India

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Sector

Water Supply and Storage, Hydro, Government

Article published date

2025-11-23

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