Bengaluru: After an all-party meeting chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah yesterday, the Karnataka Government said it would release 8,000 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu. Last week, the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) directed the State to release one tmcft of water (11,000 cusecs) daily to Tamil Nadu until July 31. “The overall opinion…
Will try to resolve River Cauvery issue: HDK
July 15, 2024Mandya: Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) yesterday said that he would hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to solve the ongoing River Cauvery water sharing dispute. Addressing the gathering during a convention organised to thank the voters of Pandavapura for supporting him during the recently held Lok Sabha elections…
Release of Cauvery water to TN: State to appeal against CWRC verdict
July 13, 2024CM calls for all party meet tomorrow Bengaluru: With Cauvery Water Regulatory Committee (CWRC) directing the Karnataka Government to release one TMC of water to Tamil Nadu every, Chief Minister Siddaramiaah said the State Government would move Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) against the verdict, here this morning. Addressing the media persons after presiding over…
‘State MPs must give priority to solve Cauvery row’
June 9, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: S. Jayaprakash (JP), President of Cauvery Kriya Samithi, has urged the newly elected 28 Lok Sabha MPs from the State to give priority to solve Cauvery water dispute in the coming days. He was speaking during a campaign launched to collect signatures in condemnation of the injustice being meted out to Karnataka in inter-State…
CWRC asks Karnataka to release 3,216 cusecs water to TN for 38 days
November 24, 2023New Delhi: The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) has asked Karnataka to ensure the daily release of 3,216 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. This water release is to be realised at Biligundlu for 38 consecutive days starting from Nov. 24. The CWRC convened in New Delhi yesterday, emphasising that Karnataka must adhere to…
‘No scarcity of drinking water in city if water is not released to TN’
November 18, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The State is facing shortage of drinking water due to very less rains this year and the release of Cauvery and Kabini water to Tamil Nadu (TN) as per the directions of Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) added more concern about scarcity of drinking water to Mysuru city and surrounding areas. But it is…
‘Release 2,600 cusecs of water daily from Nov. 1 to 23 to TN’
November 4, 2023Bengaluru: Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) yesterday ordered the State Government to release water to Tamil Nadu again, upholding the order of Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) issued on Monday (Oct. 30). According to the latest order, Karnataka should release 2,600 cusecs of water daily from Nov.1 to 23. Prior to this, Officers from the…
Release 3,000 cusecs of water to TN from Oct. 16 to 31: CWRC tells State
October 13, 2023Bengaluru: In yet another setback to the Karnataka Government, the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) on Wednesday directed the State Government to release 3,000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day to Tamil Nadu from Oct. 16 to 31. The CWRC meeting, which took place in New Delhi, was attended by senior officials of the Water…
Farmers meet Union Minister in New Delhi over Cauvery row
October 11, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A delegation of Karnataka Jala Samrakshana Samiti, led by farmer leader and Karnataka Sugarcane Growers Association President Kurubur Shantakumar, met Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekawat at New Delhi recently and presented him a memorandum urging him to stay the CWMA (Cauvery Water Management Authority) order on release of Cauvery water to Tamil…
Cauvery row: Mekedatu project only solution for water dispute, says MP Sreenivasa Prasad
October 5, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Cauvery Kriya Samiti has continued its indefinite protest over the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu by the State Government. At a protest organised near Town Hall in the city by the Committee on Gandhi Jayanti day, senior BJP leader and MP from Chamarajanagar V. Sreenivasa Prasad also lent his support by participating…
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