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Supreme Court to hear Tamil Nadu plea on Cauvery water release Thursday
Supreme Court to hear Tamil Nadu plea on Cauvery water release Thursday
The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday a petition from the Tamil Nadu government seeking directions to Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs of water per day for 15 days from the Kabini…
The Story in Brief
The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday a petition from the Tamil Nadu government seeking directions to Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs of water per day for 15 days from the Kabini and Krishna Raja Sagara reservoirs. The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) passed the order on July 30. Tamil Nadu moved the top court on August 3, seeking 4.536 TMC of water by August 12. The DMK, the opposition party in the state, has filed a similar application.
India Today reports that the dispute has become a political flashpoint in both states amid a weak monsoon. Karnataka, the upstream state, wants to retain more water for its agricultural and urban needs, including Bengaluru. Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister Joseph Vijay has opposed Karnataka's proposed Mekedatu dam project, arguing it would reduce downstream flows. Tamil Nadu told the court it is short of over 22 million litres per day even against its drought-year allocation.
The Indian Opinion
The Cauvery dispute is again being framed as a battle between a farming state and a thirsty city, but both sides have legal rights grounded in decades of tribunal awards. Political parties in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are quick to posture, yet the real issue is the weak monsoon and the absence of a basin-wide drought plan. The coming days will test whether the CWMA and the court can enforce compliance without the usual theatrics.
Sources (2): livelaw.in, indiatoday.in
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
