Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expedite the implementation of the Godavari - Cauvery - Gundar river linking project. In a letter to Mr. Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister noted that the Godavari - Cauvery - Gundar link project stands as a crucial long-term opportunity to augment Tamil Nadu’s surface water resources. He requested that priority instead be given to the Godavari - Cauvery - Gundar river linking project, which is of national importance. To ensure fast-track execution, he urged the Union Government to grant the initiative ‘National Project’ status. In a separate letter to the Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar, the Chief Minister flagged the arrest of 11 Indian fishermen from Ramanthapuram by the Sri Lankan Navy and sought his intervention to get them released.