Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, he said, "We have discussed the future course of action with our legal team, including legal experts Anil Dewan and Katharaki, and we will soon discuss with irrigation department officials."
"From July 12 to July 31, Karnataka, as a member state, will have to ensure release of accumulated water from Biligundlu from its reservoirs at the rate of 1 TMC per day (about 11,500 cubic feet per second)," Cauvery Water Regulation Committee. (CWRC) said.
Karnataka had submitted that from June 1 to July 9, 2024, inward inflow of 41.651 TMC has been accumulated in four reservoirs of Karnataka. The shortfall in accumulated internal flow in four reservoirs of Karnataka is 28.71 per cent.
The storage in four reservoirs in Karnataka is 58.668 TMC and in three reservoirs in Tamil Nadu is 24.705 TMC.
Karnataka had requested the CWRC to wait till July 25 before passing orders.
Tamil Nadu had said that in the last water year, Karnataka had not released water from February 2024 to May 2024.
The situation in the respective water year was normal and Karnataka received normal inflows. Therefore, as directed by the Supreme Court, Karnataka should ensure a specified flow into Biligundlu as per the order of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT).
"From July 12 to July 31, Karnataka, as a member state, will have to ensure release of accumulated water from Biligundlu from its reservoirs at the rate of 1 TMC per day (about 11,500 cubic feet per second)," Cauvery Water Regulation Committee. (CWRC) said.
Karnataka had submitted that from June 1 to July 9, 2024, inward inflow of 41.651 TMC has been accumulated in four reservoirs of Karnataka. The shortfall in accumulated internal flow in four reservoirs of Karnataka is 28.71 per cent.
The storage in four reservoirs in Karnataka is 58.668 TMC and in three reservoirs in Tamil Nadu is 24.705 TMC.
Karnataka had requested the CWRC to wait till July 25 before passing orders.
Tamil Nadu had said that in the last water year, Karnataka had not released water from February 2024 to May 2024.
The situation in the respective water year was normal and Karnataka received normal inflows. Therefore, as directed by the Supreme Court, Karnataka should ensure a specified flow into Biligundlu as per the order of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT).
