Stalin on Monday, July 15, 2024 condemned the neighbouring Karnataka government over not releasing water in the Cauvery due to Tamil Nadu.
The Tamil Nadu government has also written to Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) urging it to implement the directive of the Cauvery Water Regulatory Committee (CWRC) to Karnataka to release 1 tmcft of water in the Cauvery to Tamil Nadu, Mr. Stalin said.
“Karnataka refusing to release water due to Tamil Nadu is strongly condemnable.
The Tamil Nadu government would under no circumstances accept such actions affecting the welfare of farmers from Tamil Nadu,” Mr. Stalin said in a statement.
He was reacting to Karnataka’s stand that it would not release water due to Tamil Nadu, despite a direction by Cauvery Water Regulatory Committee (CWRC).
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday, July 15, 2024 condemned the neighbouring Karnataka government over not releasing water in the Cauvery due to Tamil Nadu. He has also called for an all-party (legislative) meeting in the Secretariat in Chennai on July 16 to decide on future course of action.
The Tamil Nadu government has also written to Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) urging it to implement the directive of the Cauvery Water Regulatory Committee (CWRC) to Karnataka to release 1 tmcft of water in the Cauvery to Tamil Nadu, Mr. Stalin said. He further contended that such action of Karnataka was “contempt” of the direction of the Supreme Court.
“Karnataka refusing to release water due to Tamil Nadu is strongly condemnable. The Tamil Nadu government would under no circumstances accept such actions affecting the welfare of farmers from Tamil Nadu,” Mr. Stalin said in a statement. He was reacting to Karnataka’s stand that it would not release water due to Tamil Nadu, despite a direction by Cauvery Water Regulatory Committee (CWRC).
Tamil Nadu Minister for Water Resources Duraimurugan would chair the all-party (those represented in the TN legislature) in the Secretariat campus in Chennai at 11 am on July 16 to discuss the future course of action, Mr. Stalin said. The meeting would also get inputs from legal experts over this issue.
As on July 15, the total water storage in four major reservoirs of Karnataka stood at 75.586 tmc, Mr. Stalin pointed out and further cited reports of the India Meteorological Department that predict seasonal rains. “The water storage in Mettur dam is merely 13.808 tmc. In this situation, Karnataka refusing to release water as per the directions of the CWRC is an act against farmers of Tamil Nadu.”
Tamil Nadu Minister for Water Resources Duraimurugan would chair the all-party (those represented in the TN legislature) in the Secretariat campus in Chennai at 11 am on July 16 to discuss the future course of action, Mr. Stalin said. The meeting would also get inputs from legal experts over this issue.
