Union Minister for Programme Implementation Sadanand Gowda has said that construction of Meghadatu Dam across Cauvery river in Karnataka will not affect farmers in Tamil Nadu. Speaking to mediapersons at Sivaganga in Tamil Nadu today, he said that Meghadatu dam will be used for only generating electricity. <br/> our correspondent reports that Meghadatu dam issue has created a furor in Tamil Nadu with almost all political parties urging Tamil Nadu government to raise it with Prime Minister. The Cauvery delta farmers in Thanjavur Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam are weary that this will affect their samba crops with lesser water inflow into Mettur Dam from Karnataka. Union Minister Sadanand Gowda says that water in Meghadatu Dam will not be utilized for agriculture. Moreover as per directions from Supreme Court, Cauvery water will be given to Tamil Nadu by Karnataka. <br/> <br/>Earlier, Union Minister Sadanand Gowda paid homage at the memorial of freedom fighters Maruthu brothers in Tirupathur Velu Nachiar in Sivagangai. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his <br/>Independence Day address said that Union Ministers will visit places connected with freedom fighters to create awareness among youth about freedom struggle.