The application asks Karnataka to ensure a flow of 3,500 cusecs per day at the inter-State contact point at Biligundlu in line with the July 28 direction of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee
Archived records from The Hindu show that in the mid-1980s, then-Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran, or MGR, repeatedly sent senior ministers to Karnataka to seek the release of Cauvery water to protect paddy crops in the delta region. We look back at past diplomatic efforts between the two neighbouring States over the sharing of Cauvery waters.
Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakuamar convenes an all-party meeting in Bengaluru on Sunday to seek advise on the State’s next move
Farmers took to the streets in Mysuru and Mandya to voice their opposition to any move to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu as per the directions of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee
The panel had decided to release 3,500 cusecs of water for the next 15 days
Karnataka’s representatives have argued that the State was not in a position to release the required quantum of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu on the grounds that the Cauvery basin was facing water shortage
The government must immediately release water from the KRS reservoir and hold an all-party meeting to discuss the issue of sharing Cauvery water with Tamil Nadu, he said.
Vinoth was responding to views expressed by Karnataka Water Resources Minister Ramalinga Reddy on the State’s inability to release Cauvery water to TamilNadu due to insufficient rain and low storage levels in its reservoirs