Cauvery water regulatory panel rejects Tamil Nadu's demand to release backlog water
Tamil Nadu said Karnataka has continued to violate the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal's final order modified by Supreme Court on the release of water to it
The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC), formed by the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti, has rejected the Tamil Nadu government’s demand for the release of 5.317 tmcft of Cauvery water from Karnataka in May.
At the CWRC meeting on Tuesday (April 30), which was chaired by its chairman Vineet Gupta, Tamil Nadu said Karnataka has continued to violate the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal's final order modified by Supreme Court on the release of water to it.
However, Karnataka insisted it has been facing a severe water crisis and the water available in its reservoirs will be just about enough to meet the drinking water requirements of its citizens.
"The water level in Karnataka's reservoirs is so low that it is difficult to maintain even the natural flow. According to the Cauvery Tribunal order, 1,000 cusecs of water has to be released to Tamil Nadu every day. However, due to lack of water in the reservoirs, now 150 cusecs of water is reaching the inter-state border point at Biligundlu," noted the Committee.
The next meeting of the committee will be held on May 16.
