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Karnataka reviews Cauvery release after CWMA backs Tamil Nadu order
Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar chaired a meeting in Bengaluru on Friday after the Cauvery Water Management Authority upheld an order requiring the state to release 3,500 cusecs daily to Tamil Nadu…
The Story in Brief
Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar chaired a meeting in Bengaluru on Friday after the Cauvery Water Management Authority upheld an order requiring the state to release 3,500 cusecs daily to Tamil Nadu for 15 days from July 29. The state had challenged the earlier directive, citing drought and drinking-water concerns. The Times of India reports that Karnataka’s four Cauvery basin reservoirs held 83.5 tmc, or 73% of capacity, and that the state had released the mandated 52,500 cusecs by Thursday. It said current storage could meet urban and rural drinking-water needs, though weaker rain has reduced inflows. An all-party meeting is scheduled for August 2.
The Indian Opinion
The exaggerated claim of an imminent drinking-water collapse is not supported by current reservoir storage, according to The Times of India. But the opposite claim, that healthy stocks end Karnataka’s obligations, is just as one-sided. Lower inflows in Kodagu and Wayanad could tighten the balance later in the monsoon. The useful test is whether Karnataka can sustain releases while reaching the required 86.3 tmc at Biligundlu by August-end.
Sources (2): thehansindia.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
