Rejecting the criticism against the CWRC and CWMA, Vineet Gupta recalled that during the water year of 2023-24, the two bodies had worked out a distress-sharing mechanism
It all began exactly 68 years ago with the then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Kamaraj inaugurating the Neyyar Left Bank Canal Scheme in Kaliyakkavilai village of the Vilavancode taluk
Alleging Karnataka’s reservoirs held sufficient water to release Tamil Nadu’s share, Dr. Anbumani said the CWMA lacked the authority to enforce its decisions or act against violations