Karnataka to Challenge CWRC Order on Cauvery Water Release: CM Shivakumar

CWMA upholds order for Karnataka to release 4,000 cusecs of water a day to T.N. for 15 days

Karnataka, reeling under drought, received a jolt on Thursday with the Cauvery Water management Authority (CWMA) endorsing the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’s (CWRC) order to ensure flows at a rate of 4,000 cusecs a day for the next 15 days to Tamil Nadu.

Karnataka to appeal order on releasing 4,000 cusecs Cauvery water to TN: Shivakumar

Chitradurga (Karnataka), Sep 24 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said the state would file an appeal against the direction to release 4,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily to Tamil Nadu. He said the government would discuss the matter and take a final decision on the next course of action, while indicating […]

Karnataka to challenge CWRC order on Cauvery water release: CM Shivakumar

Reacting to the CWRC order, Shivakumar said it would be difficult for Karnataka to release water in view of the poor inflows and lack of rainfall.

Mandya farmers protest Cauvery water release recommendation

Mandya farmers protest CWRC’s recommendation to release 4,000 cusecs daily to Tamil Nadu, blocking Mysuru-Bengaluru highway; demand water for Karnataka first.

Cannot release water to TN amid drought: K’taka Minister

Bengaluru, Sep 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Water Resources Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy on Thursday said the state cannot accept the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’s (CWRC) directive to release 4,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu, citing drought conditions and water shortage. He said the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) upheld the directive without considering Karnataka’s ground realities, including rainfall deficit and declining …

K'taka in crisis, difficult to release Cauvery water to TN: CM Shivakumar on CWRC order

Digital Desk | Chitradurga, Sep 24 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday said the state was facing a crisis and indicated that it would be difficult to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu in compliance with the latest direction of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC). Reacting to the CWRC order directing Karnataka to release 4,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu for 15 days, CM Shivakumar said the state gov…