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Supreme Court to hear Tamil Nadu’s Cauvery water plea on August 13
The Supreme Court will hear Tamil Nadu's petition on August 13 seeking immediate release of Cauvery water from Karnataka. The bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant noted the state's counsel argued…
The Story in Brief
The Supreme Court will hear Tamil Nadu's petition on August 13 seeking immediate release of Cauvery water from Karnataka. The bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant noted the state's counsel argued that in a rain-deficient year, Tamil Nadu is not getting its due share. The Tamil Nadu government says the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee's July 28 order directing Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs for 15 days has not been complied with.
Tamil Nadu claims water released at Biligundlu ranged between 158 and 550 cusecs from July 29 to August 2, far below the mandated amount. The state says Karnataka's combined reservoir storage of 77.537 TMC should allow release of 26.954 TMC, but the Cauvery Water Management Authority allocated only 4.536 TMC. The DMK has also moved the top court with a similar plea.
The Indian Opinion
The Cauvery dispute is again boiling over with each state pointing fingers at the other. Tamil Nadu claims Karnataka is releasing far less water than ordered, while Karnataka will likely argue its own reservoirs are low. The real test will be the actual flow at Biligundlu in the coming days. Can the CWMA ensure compliance, or will this become yet another season of court orders and political grandstanding?
Source: thefederal.com
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