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Release 2,000 cusecs daily to TN, SC tells Karnataka
The Supreme Court on Tuesday put on hold the setting up of Cauvery Water Management Board (CWMB) but directed the Karnataka government to release 2000 cusecs water daily to Tamil Nadu from October 7 to 18.
​New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday put on hold the setting up of Cauvery Water Management Board (CWMB) but directed the Karnataka government to release 2000 cusecs water daily to Tamil Nadu from October 7 to 18.
The bench of Justice Dipak Misra sand Justice Uday Umesh Lalit directed the release of 2,000 cusecs of water every day for 12 days, after Karnataka told the court that in compliance with the court's September 30 order, it has started releasing water to Tamil Nadu and by October 6 it would release 3.1 TMC of water.
Noting that Karnataka has already made a statement that it has started to release water in pursuance to the September 30 order, the court earlier on Tuesday asked it to indicate the quantity of water it could release daily basis.
Karnataka Advocate General MR Naik told the court that they can release 1,500 cusecs every day.The chairman of Central Water Commission will lead a team to survey ground realities and submit a report on October 18, which is the next date of hearing.
