# Supreme Court tells Karnataka to follow Cauvery water order 2026-08-17T09:47:04+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets The Supreme Court on Monday directed Karnataka to comply with the Cauvery Water Management Authority's (CWMA) direction to release water to Tamil Nadu. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta posted the matter for August 24. The court said it wanted an updated status on water released by Karnataka. Tamil Nadu told the court that the CWMA direction was not being followed and the state was unable to supply water for irrigation. Bar and Bench reports the court observed that Tamil Nadu appeared to be receiving more than its allocated share. The Telangana Today reports that Tamil Nadu's counsel said Karnataka had 76 per cent live storage but had hardly released water. Karnataka's counsel told the court the picture projected was extremely incorrect. He said there was a severe deficit in the Cauvery basin and the CWMA was aware of the situation. He added that the flow of water to Tamil Nadu exceeded 12,000 cusecs on Monday morning and Karnataka would maintain that level for the rest of the period. ## Coverage - barandbench.com - telanganatoday.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources. Last updated 2026-08-17T11:10:52+00:00. Tags: Cauvery Water Management Authority, Joseph Vijay, Karnataka, Supreme Court, Tamil Nadu, Vikram Nath Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-asks-karnataka-to-comply-on-cauvery-water-release/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-asks-karnataka-to-comply-on-cauvery-water-release/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/