Karnataka to release 12,000 cusecs water daily to TN for 15 days

The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) ordered Karnataka on Tuesday, August 11, to release 12,000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day to Tamil Nadu from August 12 for the next 15 days, amid a dispute between the two southern states over the sharing of the river water.

The direction was passed at a meeting of the CWRC chaired by Chairperson Vineet Gupta. A meeting of the Cauvery Water



Management Authority (CWMA) is scheduled to be held later in the day.

The CWMA had directed Karnataka earlier as well to ensure the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.

The CWRC, at its meeting on July 28, directed that Karnataka ensure a flow of 3,500 cusecs at Biligundlu for 15 days from July 29. The CWMA subsequently upheld the order and directed Karnataka to comply with it.