From November 1 to November 15, Karnataka was directed to give 2,600 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu

 From November 1 to November 15, Karnataka was directed to give 2,600 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu

According to ANI, the Karnataka government was requested by the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) on Tuesday to provide 2,600 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu at Biligundlu between November 1 and November 15.

According to the article, the Karnataka and Tamil Nadu governments' comments were taken into consideration by the CWRC, which then issued the ruling during its 89th meeting.

The government of Karnataka said it did not have enough water to release from the basin, in response to Tamil Nadu's requirement that Karnataka release 13,000 cusecs of water every day for the next fifteen days, or 16.90 TMC.

The Karnataka government also submitted a request to the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) before the CWRC, stating that the state would not be able to release a single drop of water from its reservoirs to reach Biligundlu, unless it was provided by the uncontrolled catchment, due to the hardly any inflow into four reservoirs.

The Karnataka government has already petitioned the CWMA and the Supreme Court for a review of the ruling.

The Karnataka administration refused to provide Tamil Nadu water, citing a severe drought in several areas of the state. On October 5, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar claimed that the Cauvery basin's reservoirs are seeing a decline in cumulative inflows.

On Monday, October 9, 2023, the Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a motion requesting that the Union government order Karnataka to provide Cauvery water in accordance with the Cauvery Water Management Authority's directives. There was unanimous approval of the resolution.

The Karnataka government was requested by the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) on September 12 to provide an additional 5,000 cubic feet of water to Tamil Nadu over the course of the next fifteen days.

The sharing of the Cauvery waters has been the subject of a long-running dispute between the governments of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. For the residents of either state, the river is seen as a vital source of nutrition.

On June 2, 1990, the Centre established the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) to settle disagreements about the respective water-sharing capacity of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, and Puducherry.