CWMA directs Karnataka to release 5K cusecs of water to TN for 15 days
The Cauvery Water Management Authority on Monday ordered Karnataka to continue releasing 5,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for another 15 days.
A Jal Shakti Ministry official told PTI that an emergency meeting was held on Monday in which both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu gave their representations when the CWMA gave the directions for the water release.
In the meeting, Karnataka said it could release 3,000 cusecs while Tamil Nadu demanded 12,500 cusecs of water, however, an agreement was reached to release 5,000 cusecs of water for the next 15 days, after which the matter would be reviewed again, Cauvery Water Management Authority said in a statement.
Speaking on the Cauvery issue, Tamil Nadu Water Resources Minister Durai Murugan said, “Cauvery Water Management Authority will not just close its eyes and order to release water. They will review how many dams and how much water is there and then take a decision…Karnataka never accepts the decision to release Cauvery water,” reported ANI.
The development comes as Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday had expressed his inability to share water with Tamil Nadu citing insufficient water in Cauvery basin dams.