Archive · 3 Aug 2026
Tamil Nadu Farmers Arrested in Nagpur Over Mekedatu Protest
A group of farmers from Tamil Nadu were on a train heading to Delhi to protest a dam called Mekedatu.
While in Nagpur, the police stopped them and made them get off the train.
The farmers were taken back to Tamil Nadu.
A politician named Udhayanidhi Stalin said the police did the wrong thing and asked the government to let the farmers protest.
This is part of a long fight over water between the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu farmers were arrested by Maharashtra police in Nagpur while en route to Delhi for a siege protest against the Mekedatu dam.
Udhayanidhi Stalin, DMK opposition leader, condemned the arrests and demanded the farmers' release.
The protest was aimed at opposing Karnataka’s Mekedatu reservoir project and the Water Resources Department’s perceived bias.
Stalin called on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and the Union government to protect farmers’ democratic rights.
The incident highlights the ongoing Cauvery water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
- Who
- Tamil Nadu farmers and Udhayanidhi Stalin
- What
- Arrest of farmers during travel to protest Mekedatu dam
- When
- Sunday
- Where
- Nagpur, Maharashtra
- Why
- Protest against Mekedatu dam and perceived bias of Water Resources Department
- Event
- Arrest of Tamil Nadu farmers in Nagpur
- Location
- Nagpur, Maharashtra
- Protest Target
- Mekedatu dam
- Key Figures
- Udhayanidhi Stalin
- Dispute
- Cauvery water dispute