New 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…
Mysore/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…
Bengaluru: 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…
Bengaluru: 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…
Mysore/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…
Mysore/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…
Irrigation expert Arjunahalli Prasanna Kumar says parties were passive when in power but played politics when in Opposition Mysore/Mysuru: Irrigation expert Arjunahalli Prasanna Kumar has levelled serious allegations against the Congress, BJP and JD(S), holding them responsible for the injustices faced by Karnataka’s farmers in the contentious Cauvery water-sharing dispute. He stressed that there is…
Srirangapatna: Pramoda Devi Wadiyar of erstwhile Mysore royal family has expressed deep concerns about the dwindling water levels in the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna Taluk of Mandya District. During her visit to the Dam on Sunday evening, she highlighted the pressing issue of water scarcity plaguing the region. Her visit to this…
Mysore/Mysuru: As the Cauvery row continues to rage with no solution in sight, Suttur Mutt Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji has called for an amicable and lasting solution to the long-pending issue. In a press release, the Swamiji said that all the authorities concerned should utilise the necessary volume of Cauvery water for drinking water,…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government yesterday decided to challenge Cauvery Water Management Authority’s (CWMA) decision upholding the order of Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) to release 3,000 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu until Oct. 15. The State announced its intention to file a review petition with both the CWMA and the Supreme Court on…
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