CAUVERY WATER DISPUTE; RELEASE WATER TO TAMILNADU, SC TELLS KARNATAKA

The Supreme Court Monday directed the Karnataka government to release 15,000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day to Tamil Nadu for the next 10 days to make sure the samba crops in Tamil Nadu survive.“Keeping in view the gesture shown by the Karnataka and the plight that has been projected with agony by Tamil Nadu, we think it appropriate to direct that 15 cusecs of water per day be released at Biligundulu by Karnataka for 10 days,” said a bench of Justices Dipak Misra and Uday U Lalit.

Karnataka had offered to release 10,000 cusecs every day while demanding 20,000 cusecs for itself. Considering that samba crops in Tamil Nadu required water immediately, the bench provided for an interim arrangement and said Karnataka would release 15,000 cusecs water every day for the next 10 days.

Prof. John Kurakar