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Supreme Court to hear Tamil Nadu plea on Cauvery water
The Supreme Court will hear Tamil Nadu’s plea on August 13 seeking directions to Karnataka to release its share of Cauvery water. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant took up…
The Story in Brief
The Supreme Court will hear Tamil Nadu’s plea on August 13 seeking directions to Karnataka to release its share of Cauvery water. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant took up the state’s submission that Tamil Nadu was not receiving its due share in a rain-deficient year.
Tamil Nadu says the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee directed Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs daily for 15 days from July 29, but flows at Biligundlu were only 158 to 550 cusecs between July 29 and August 2. The state claims Karnataka’s reservoirs held 77.537 TMC on August 3 and that 26.954 TMC should reach Biligundlu, against the 4.536 TMC allocation approved by the CWMA. The DMK has filed a separate plea seeking compliance and monitoring.
The Indian Opinion
The loudest claims on both sides reduce a difficult sharing dispute to Karnataka withholding water or Tamil Nadu demanding more than its entitlement. The immediate record is narrower: a committee ordered 3,500 cusecs daily, while reported flows were lower, and Tamil Nadu disputes the allocation itself. The Supreme Court should focus on reservoir data, inflows and the 2018 formula. Daily Biligundlu readings will be the clearest test.
Sources (2): thefederal.com, siasat.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
