Flow of Mettur water to Chennai reduced
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Flow of Mettur water to Chennai reduced

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The State government has ordered the reduction in the release of water from the Mettur reservoir to Chennai city from 2,100 cusecs to 1,500 cuses, which could impact the water supply position in the State capital. An official press release said on Tuesday that release of water through River Cauvery and River Coleroon to the Veeranam Lake, from where water is drawn to meet the needs of Chennai city, was reduced on Monday evening and the same flow would be maintained until further orders. Earlier on Friday, State Agriculture Minister M R K Panneerselvam announced that Mettur reservoir would not be opened on June 12 to enable farmers take up Kuruvai paddy cultivation. Normally 125 TMC feet water is released from Mettur between June 12 and September 15 for Kuruvai cultivation.

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CWRC directs TN to remain watchful of its water usage from Mettur reservoirs
3 weeks ago

CWRC directs TN to remain watchful of its water usage from Mettur reservoirs

New Indian Express  

The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee has advised the Tamil Nadu government to be cautious about water use from its Mettur reservoirs as the northeast monsoon is about to end and the reservoir level is almost five per cent lesser than normal. However, Karnataka has so far released 279.8 thousand million cubic feet of Cauvery water as against the required 161.41 …

Mettur dam nears full capacity
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Mettur dam nears full capacity

New Indian Express  

MAYILADUTHURAI: With the Mettur dam nearing maximum capacity following the heavy rains last week and the surplus water being released into the Kollidam, the district administration in Mayiladuthurai has advised residents in vulnerable areas along the river to shift to safety. According to the water resources department, the storage level of the Mettur dam on Saturday stood at 117 feet …

As Chennai braces for new rain spell, more water released from lakes
3 weeks, 6 days ago

As Chennai braces for new rain spell, more water released from lakes

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: As new weather system may bring more rains to the city between December 16 and 18, the total quantum of discharge from reservoirs supplying water to the city has gone up by 2,000 cusecs. Water Resources Department increased the discharge from Chembarambakkam reservoir from 4,500 cusecs to 6,000 cusecs as of Saturday noon, and from Puzhal lake from 500 …

Flood alert issued as Tamil Nadu's Poondi reservoir nears full capacity
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Flood alert issued as Tamil Nadu's Poondi reservoir nears full capacity

India Today  

Heavy rain in Chennai and surrounding districts has filled reservoirs to their maximum levels, prompting authorities to issue a flood alert. The Water Resources Department has released 1,000 cucuses of water from the Poondi reservoir into the Kosasthalaiyar River as a precaution. On Thursday morning, Poondi reservoir’s water level stood at 34.05 feet, just one foot shy of its full …

Day after storm, water drained from 334 of 342 affected areas in Chennai
1 month, 1 week ago

Day after storm, water drained from 334 of 342 affected areas in Chennai

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: A day after the city reported widespread inundation, workers of the Greater Chennai Corporation drained water from most of the affected areas. Areas like Pulianthope, Vyasarpadi, Kodungaiyur and Korattur in the northern parts of the city, and Ram Nagar, Murugu Nagar, AGS Colony in Velachery and Madipakkam in the south were severely flooded on Saturday. Stagnant water was cleared …

Tamil Nadu's Water Reservoirs at 64% Full, a Sign of Hope for Irrigation
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu's Water Reservoirs at 64% Full, a Sign of Hope for Irrigation

New Indian Express  

Tamil Nadu's reservoirs are at 64.11% capacity, significantly higher than last year's 35.58%. The storage level in Mettur reservoir has reached 62,140 million cubic feet, 384% higher than last year. Similarly, Bhavanisagar reservoir has 21,141 mcft of water, also showing a 210% increase from the previous year.

Inflow into Mettur dam increases
4 months, 1 week ago

Inflow into Mettur dam increases

The Hindu  

Water level in Mettur dam stood at 115.82 feet against its full capacity of 120 feet on Sunday. Officials attached to the Water Resources Department said that following rain in catchment areas and water discharged from Karnataka dams, over 25,000 cusecs of water reached Biligundlu on Sunday and that water will reach Mettur dam by night and inflow will further …

Water level maintained at 120 feet in Mettur
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Water level maintained at 120 feet in Mettur

The Hindu  

The water level in the Stanley Reservoir continues to be maintained at its full reservoir level of 120 feet as the entire inflow of 12,500 cusecs continued to be discharged for irrigation here on Wednesday. At 8 a.m., the water and storage levels were at full capacity, measuring 120 feet and 93.47 tmc ft respectively. Meanwhile in Erode, water level …

When two Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu took to the beach in protest
4 months, 3 weeks ago

When two Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu took to the beach in protest

The Hindu  

Chennai’s contemporary political history has seen many protests, fasts, and demonstrations. Some of them, such as the anti-Hindi agitation, have either changed the political course of the State permanently or left such an impact on people that the events — Jayalalithaa’s fast on the Cauvery in July 1993 and M. Karunanidhi’s fast on the Sri Lankan issue during the last …

Mettur Dam in Salem reaches full capacity of 120 feet for second time this year
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Mettur Dam in Salem reaches full capacity of 120 feet for second time this year

The Hindu  

The Stanley Reservoir in Mettur in Salem, Tamil Nadu, attained its capacity of 120 feet for the second time this year on Monday. The Mettur dam previously attained its capacity on July 30 as heavy rains lashed its catchment areas. The water level was maintained for the next 10 days, during which the inflow into the dam was discharged into …

1.6L cusecs released from Mukkombu, Tiruchy on alert
5 months, 1 week ago

1.6L cusecs released from Mukkombu, Tiruchy on alert

New Indian Express  

TIRUCHY: With the quantum of discharge from the Mettur dam increased to 1.75 lakh cusecs on Thursday evening, the excess water at the Mukkombu barrage in Tiruchy has been released into the Kollidam and Cauvery rivers at a rate of 98,120 cusecs and 34,611 cusecs respectively. With the inflow expected to rise by another 40,000 cusecs by night, excess water …

Nearly one lakh cusecs of water diverted in Kollidam
5 months, 1 week ago

Nearly one lakh cusecs of water diverted in Kollidam

The Hindu  

Nearly one lakh cubic feet per second of water was diverted into the Kollidam from Upper Anicut near Tiruchi on Thursday in the wake of heavy discharge of water into the Cauvery from Karnataka and Mettur. The heavy discharge triggered some anxious moments for the Water Resources Department as the Kollidam river bund suffered erosions at a couple of vulnerable …

Mettur discharge at 1.7L cusecs; 250 moved to safety
5 months, 1 week ago

Mettur discharge at 1.7L cusecs; 250 moved to safety

New Indian Express  

ERODE: The discharge of water from the Mettur dam into the Cauvery river was increased to 1.7 lakh cusecs on Wednesday evening as the inflow continued to surge. As a result, 250 people living in low-lying areas along the banks of the river in Namakkal and Erode districts were moved to relief shelters. Namakkal collector S Uma inspected the river …

Mettur full after 2 yrs, 82k cusecs being released
5 months, 1 week ago

Mettur full after 2 yrs, 82k cusecs being released

New Indian Express  

ERODE: With Mettur dam reaching its full capacity of 120 feet on Tuesday, CM MK Stalin on Tuesday ordered the release of water from the dam through the east and west canals. Officials from Water Resources Department said the quantity of water released was increased to 66,000 cusecs at 7 pm and to 81,500 cusecs at 8 pm on Tuesday. …

Water released from Mettur reaches Mukkombu
5 months, 1 week ago

Water released from Mettur reaches Mukkombu

The Hindu  

Water released in the Cauvery from the Stanley Reservoir in Mettur reached the Upper Anicut on the outskirts of Tiruchi on Tuesday. Tiruchi District Collector M. Pradeep Kumar has urged people living along the banks of the Cauvery and the Kollidam to move to safe places as about 75,000 to 1.25 lakh cusecs of surplus water could be discharged from …

Tamil Nadu: Mettur dam level crosses 118 ft, 23K cusecs water released
5 months, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu: Mettur dam level crosses 118 ft, 23K cusecs water released

New Indian Express  

SALEM/DHAMAPURI: As water level in Mettur dam crossed 118.410 feet at 8 pm on Monday, authorities increased the discharge for delta irrigation from 12,000 cusecs from Sunday evening to 23,000 cusecs. An official said, “As the water level kept rising significantly, we increased discharge volume to 20,000 cusecs on Monday morning. It was further increased to 23,000 cusecs in the …

80 tmc ft of water released to Tamil Nadu so far this year, says Siddaramaiah
5 months, 1 week ago

80 tmc ft of water released to Tamil Nadu so far this year, says Siddaramaiah

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday expressed confidence that there won’t be any dispute with Tamil Nadu with regard to the sharing of Cauvery waters this year because of good rains and all four reservoirs in the Cauvery basin reaching their full storage capacity. Shivakumar and some of his Cabinet colleagues, said 80 tmc ft water had been released to Tamil …

Mettur level may touch 100 ft soon
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Mettur level may touch 100 ft soon

New Indian Express  

SALEM/DHARMAPURI: Water level in Mettur dam has gone up by 11 feet in four days, from 83.98 feet on Tuesday to 94.32 feet by Friday, due to increase in water discharge from Cauvery basin reservoirs in Karnataka. The water inflow at Hogenakkal has touched 98,000 cusecs on Friday evening and over 1 lakh to 1.5 lakh cusecs of water is …

‘Don’t open Mettur before August 3rd week’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Don’t open Mettur before August 3rd week’

New Indian Express  

THANJAVUR: Amid demands for urgent release of River Cauvery water for irrigation following the significant rise in inflow into the Mettur dam over the past 10 days, several farmers in the delta region and experts say it would be prudent to defer any plans of opening the reservoir’s sluices till the third week of August to ensure a successful samba …

Tamil Nadu Mettur Dam level rises to 83 feet, water release only after it touches 100 feet
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu Mettur Dam level rises to 83 feet, water release only after it touches 100 feet

New Indian Express  

SALEM: The water level at Mettur Dam has risen to 83.980 feet, driven by inflow of 72,731 cusecs, from Karnataka. Authorities stated water would be released for delta irrigation only if level crosses 100 feet. An official from the Water Resources Department stated that water level, which was at 44.62 feet against a full capacity of 120 feet last week, …

Protests in Tamil Nadu over non-release of Cauvery water by Karnataka government
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Protests in Tamil Nadu over non-release of Cauvery water by Karnataka government

India Today  

Workers of the Communist Party of India and Communist Party of India on Tuesday held a 'rail roko' movement in protest against the Karnataka government's decision to not release the Cauvery River water for Tamil Nadu. Earlier, the Cauvery Water Regulatory Committee had recommended the Karnataka government release 1 Thousand Million Cubic Feets of water to Tamil Nadu from July …

Karnataka to release 8,000 cusecs of water daily to T.N.
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka to release 8,000 cusecs of water daily to T.N.

The Hindu  

Karnataka on Sunday decided to release Cauvery water at the rate of 8,000 cusecs daily to Tamil Nadu following a direction from the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee ; the panel had directed that the State release 1 tmcft of water. Karnataka had so far released 5 tmcft of water to Tamil Nadu this season, he said, adding: “In the normal …

All party meet to discuss Cauvery panel's directive to Karnataka to release water to TN today
5 months, 3 weeks ago

All party meet to discuss Cauvery panel's directive to Karnataka to release water to TN today

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has convened an all-party meeting on Sunday to discuss issues related to the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee's directive to the State to release one tmcft of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu daily till this month-end. The CM said today's meeting would decide on the state's next course of action. After holding discussions with Deputy Chief …

Cauvery panel directs Karnataka to release 1 TMC of water to Tamil Nadu everyday, Siddaramaiah calls for meeting
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Cauvery panel directs Karnataka to release 1 TMC of water to Tamil Nadu everyday, Siddaramaiah calls for meeting

Hindustan Times  

An emergency meeting of the Water Resources Department has been called on Friday at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's residence after the Cauvery Water Control Committee recommended releasing 1 TMC of water to Tamil Nadu every day. Cauvery panel directs Karnataka to release 1 TMC of water to Tamil Nadu everyday Karnataka Dy CM and Water Resources Minister DK Shivakumar, senior …

Cauvery panel asks Karnataka to ensure flow of water for Tamil Nadu
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Cauvery panel asks Karnataka to ensure flow of water for Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee on Thursday asked Karnataka to ensure flow of one tmc ft of water at Biligundlu every day till July 31 to supply water for Tamil Nadu. Karnataka had cited deficit water flow and urged the committee to defer any decision till July 25. The total storage in four reservoirs in Karnataka currently stands at 58.66 …

CWMA to send team to assess water situation in Karnataka dams
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CWMA to send team to assess water situation in Karnataka dams

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Cauvery Water Management Authority on Tuesday decided to send a team to Karnataka to check and review the water situation in the Cauvery basin before passing an order on TN’s plea for Cauvery water. At the 31st meeting of CWMA, officials heard submissions from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu governments against the order of the 97th CWRC meeting held …

After 5 years, Mettur dam misses its customary date of water release for irrigation
6 months, 4 weeks ago

After 5 years, Mettur dam misses its customary date of water release for irrigation

The Hindu  

The opening of the Mettur dam in Salem, for irrigation in the Cauvery delta missed its customary date of June 12 this year. Meanwhile, the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee ’s meeting, the first during the current water year of 2024-25, has been postponed to June 14 from June 13, in view of the preoccupation of officials of the Tamil Nadu …

Tiruchi Corporation drills deep borewells on Cauvery bed to augment water supply
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Tiruchi Corporation drills deep borewells on Cauvery bed to augment water supply

The Hindu  

With a long summer ahead and the yield from the city’s main water sources dwindling, the Tiruchi City Corporation is gearing to meet the requirements over the next three or four months by sinking six additional deep borewells on the Cauvery river bed. Deep borewells are being sunk around the Kambarasampettai head works, one of the city’s main drinking water …

'Will not release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu at any cost': Karnataka Deputy CM amid water crisis
10 months ago

'Will not release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu at any cost': Karnataka Deputy CM amid water crisis

India TV News  

Bengaluru water crisis: Amid the water crisis in Bengaluru, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar emphasised on Monday that releasing Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu is out of the question and will not happen under any circumstances. "There is no question of releasing Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu now at any cost, we have not left.How much …

Water supply from Veeranam tank in Cuddalore to Chennai, stalled
10 months, 1 week ago

Water supply from Veeranam tank in Cuddalore to Chennai, stalled

The Hindu  

The supply of water from the Veeranam tank in Kattumannarkovil in Cuddalore district to Chennai was stalled from Wednesday, Februray 28, 2024 onwards, owing to dead storage. The Veeranam tank is one of the main drinking water sources for Chennai and irrigates about 45,000 acres of agricultural land in Bhuvanagiri, Kumaratchi, Parangipettai, Keerapalayam and Kattumannarkovil blocks in Cuddalore district. Supply …

Some parts of Chennai may experience sewage overflow on January 24, 25
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Some parts of Chennai may experience sewage overflow on January 24, 25

The Hindu  

Some parts of Chennai may experience sewage issues due to improvement work that is to be carried out by Chennai Metrowater on Wednesday and Thursday. A press release said areas in Teynampet and Adyar zones may experience sewage overflow as interconnection work of sewer pipelines will be executed on Adyar’s L.B. Later this week, areas of north Chennai may experience …

Karnataka Asked To Release Water To Tamil Nadu Till January
1 year ago

Karnataka Asked To Release Water To Tamil Nadu Till January

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: To Tamil Nadu’s demand of 14 tmc water release from Karnataka, Cauvery Water Regulation Committee on Tuesday asked Karnataka to continue its water to Tamil Nadu till January. However, the water release to Tamil Nadu will be 3128 cusecs till December and later the water release will be 1030 cusecs till January. Earlier, Karnataka appealed to the CWRC that …

Farmers demand release of water from Mettur
1 year ago

Farmers demand release of water from Mettur

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam, affiliated to the Communist Party of India, and the Cauvery Rights Retrieval Committee have stressed the need to release water from the Stanley Reservoir, Mettur, to prevent withering of the standing ‘samba’ crop. Masilamani demanding the immediate release of water for irrigation from the Mettur dam, the coordinator of CRRC, P. Maniarasan, in a statement …

Tackling Chennai’s flood problem
1 year ago

Tackling Chennai’s flood problem

The Hindu  

The torrential rains triggered by Cyclone Michaung on December 3-4 in Chennai and its neighbouring districts exposed yet again the limits of urban planning. Eight years ago, the release of water from the Chembarambakkam reservoir, one of the water sources for Chennai, into Adyar in the south was widely cited as the main cause of the floods. The Comptroller and …

Regulatory body directs Karnataka to release 3,216 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for next 38 days
1 year, 1 month ago

Regulatory body directs Karnataka to release 3,216 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for next 38 days

Hindustan Times  

The regulatory body overseeing the Cauvery river water sharing between two southern states Karnataka and Tamil Nadu on Thursday directed the former to release 3,216 cusecs of water to the latter for the next 38 days, starting today, according to news agency ANI. “Karnataka needs to ensure stipulated quantities of flow as per Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal award as modified …

Tamil Nadu realises nearly two-thirds of Cauvery water stipulated by CWMA
1 year, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu realises nearly two-thirds of Cauvery water stipulated by CWMA

The Hindu  

The rainfall witnessed last week by parts of south interior Karnataka, including certain areas of Bengaluru, came handy for Tamil Nadu to realise nearly two-thirds of the Cauvery water, as stipulated by the Cauvery Water Management Authority for the period ending up to November 23. The Mettur dam, the lifeline of the Cauvery delta, received a gross amount of 2.76 …

‘Heartening’: Karnataka DCM DK Shivakumar on CWRC's decision over Cauvery water release to TN
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Heartening’: Karnataka DCM DK Shivakumar on CWRC's decision over Cauvery water release to TN

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said it is heartening that the Cauvery Water Control Committee rejected Tamil Nadu's call for Karnataka to release 12,500 cusecs of water daily. Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar His statements come in the backdrop of the CWRC's decision to reduce the amount of water being released from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu from …

Karnataka told to release 3,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily to Tamil Nadu till October 15
1 year, 3 months ago

Karnataka told to release 3,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily to Tamil Nadu till October 15

The Hindu  

The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee at its meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday decided that Karnataka should release 3,000 cubic feet per second to Tamil Nadu from September 28 to October 15. The meeting of the CWRC, the assisting body for the Cauvery Water Management Authority, lasted nearly two hours and members of the panel, especially those from the States …

Decision to be made by Sept 26 on Cauvery water release: Karnataka govt
1 year, 3 months ago

Decision to be made by Sept 26 on Cauvery water release: Karnataka govt

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: The Karnataka cabinet on Friday night announced that a decision on water sharing with Tamil Nadu will be made by September 26, the date of the next meeting of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee. READ | Karnataka CM,deputy CM to seek Centre’s help on Cauvery water issue The Mandya District Farmers’ Struggle Committee has called for a bandh in …

Supreme Court refuses to intervene either in favour of Karnataka or Tamil Nadu - The Hindu
1 year, 3 months ago

Supreme Court refuses to intervene either in favour of Karnataka or Tamil Nadu - The Hindu

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to intervene either in favour of Karnataka or Tamil Nadu in the Cauvery water dispute, instead it banked on the combined expertise of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee and the Cauvery Water Management Authority to manage the water sharing between the two neighbouring States. Senior advocates Mukul Rohatgi and G. Umapathy, for Tamil Nadu, …

Cauvery dispute: CWMA directs Karnataka to release 5,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for 15 days
1 year, 3 months ago

Cauvery dispute: CWMA directs Karnataka to release 5,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for 15 days

India TV News  

Cauvery water dispute: The Cauvery Water Management Authority has ordered Karnataka to continue releasing 5,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for another 15 days. Karnataka has to ensure 5,000 cusecs to Tamil Nadu "Taking note of the severity of drought in the Cauvery Basin in Karnataka, which has been increasing and putting at greater risk even drinking water needs …

Cauvery issue: Karnataka to continue releasing water to Tamil Nadu for another 15 days
1 year, 3 months ago

Cauvery issue: Karnataka to continue releasing water to Tamil Nadu for another 15 days

Hindustan Times  

The Cauvery Water Management Authority has asked Karnataka to continue releasing 5,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for another 15 days, according to a statement released by the body after an emergency meeting on Monday in which both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu made representations. During the meeting which lasted nearly two hours in New Delhi, representatives from Tamil Nadu …

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah Rules Out Cauvery Water Release to Tamil Nadu
1 year, 3 months ago

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah Rules Out Cauvery Water Release to Tamil Nadu

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Expressing his inability to abide by the direction of Cauvery Water Management Authority which has asked Karnataka to release 5,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for a fortnight, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said to have written a letter to Union Minister for Water Resources Gajendra Singh Shekawat explaining to him the prevailing situation in Karnataka owing to …

Karnataka to appeal recommendation to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu
1 year, 3 months ago

Karnataka to appeal recommendation to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

A day after the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee recommended release of 5,000 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu for 15 days, Karnataka decided to appeal against it, citing the poor quantum of storage in four reservoirs owing to a record deficit rainfall in August. While 33 tmcft is needed for drinking water, 3 tmcft is required for industrial use, …

Cauvery water dispute | Duraimurugan assures T.N. delta farmers they will not be affected in any way
1 year, 3 months ago

Cauvery water dispute | Duraimurugan assures T.N. delta farmers they will not be affected in any way

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan, on Wednesday, assured farmers of the Cauvery delta that the State government would make all efforts to ensure that they were not affected in any way. Answering questions of journalists on the reported refusal of the Karnataka government to comply with the latest decision of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee to release 5,000 cubic …

TN causing 'unnecessary nuisance' over Cauvery river water sharing issue: Karnataka CM
1 year, 3 months ago

TN causing 'unnecessary nuisance' over Cauvery river water sharing issue: Karnataka CM

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday hit out at the BJP-led government at the Centre, alleging delay in giving approval to the construction of the Mekedatu balancing reservoir over river Cauvery, and accused neighbouring Tamil Nadu of causing "unnecessary nuisance" on the issue. READ | Cannot release more water to Tamil Nadu: Karnataka agriculture minister Speaking to reporters here, he …

Cannot release more water to Tamil Nadu: Karnataka agriculture minister
1 year, 4 months ago

Cannot release more water to Tamil Nadu: Karnataka agriculture minister

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Karnataka is not in a position to release any more water to Tamil Nadu, state agriculture minister N Cheluvarayaswamy said on Wednesday. Hours after the Supreme Court deferred the verdict on the petition filed by Tamil Nadu demanding the release of more water from the Cauvery river to September 21, he said that the state is contemplating to stop …

"Will discuss how much we can reduce Cauvery water released to TN," says DK Shivakumar
1 year, 4 months ago

"Will discuss how much we can reduce Cauvery water released to TN," says DK Shivakumar

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednsday said that Karnataka will seek to reduce the amount of Cauvery water released to neighbouring Tamil Nadu by making the Supreme Court understand the "situation" prevailing in his state. "Will discuss how much we can reduce Cauvery water released to TN," says DKS Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the Tamil Nadu …

Cauvery water row | Karnataka told to release 5,000 cusecs to Tamil Nadu
1 year, 4 months ago

Cauvery water row | Karnataka told to release 5,000 cusecs to Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

The Cauvery Water Management Authority on August 29 directed Karnataka to ensure that 5,000 cubic feet per second of water be released at Billigundulu on the inter-State boundary for the next 15 days — up to September 12. ‘Divergent opinions’ Asked whether Tamil Nadu and Karnataka had agreed to the decision, Mr. Haldar acknowledged there were “divergent opinions” as Tamil …

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