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Karnataka minister denies midnight Cauvery water release to Tamil Nadu
Karnataka Water Resources Minister N Chaluvarayaswamy has denied allegations that the state released Cauvery water from the Krishnaraja Sagar Dam to Tamil Nadu, after BJP leaders and Kannada activists claimed a midnight…
The Story in Brief
Karnataka Water Resources Minister N Chaluvarayaswamy has denied allegations that the state released Cauvery water from the Krishnaraja Sagar Dam to Tamil Nadu, after BJP leaders and Kannada activists claimed a midnight release. The minister said Karnataka did not release any water from KRS in June or July, and that the current outflow, around 10,000 cusecs from the Kabini reservoir, is in line with the Cauvery Water Management Authority's direction to release 12,000 cusecs daily to Tamil Nadu. Activists have announced a protest siege of the KRS dam in two days.
The Indian Opinion
The water wars between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu never lack drama, but this week’s allegation of a secret midnight release from KRS smells more of politics than hydrology. The minister says the water is from Kabini and seepage, two very different sources with very different political optics. The real test will come when the Supreme Court hears Karnataka’s challenge to the CWMA’s August 12 order to release 12,000 cusecs daily for 15 days. Will the state actually obey the court’s final say, or will more midnight conspiracy theories flood the debate?
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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