Chennai, The Tamil Nadu government on Monday moved the Supreme Court over the Cauvery dispute with neighbouring Karnataka, saying the quantum allocated to it by the CWRC as well as that released by its neighbour was less.
An official release here said the government filed a petition in the apex court on the directions of Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, who discussed the matter with senior advocates.
A Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) meeting held on July 28 directed Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs for 15 days starting July 29, an order upheld by the CWMA later.
However, the quantum of water realised at Biligundlu ranged between 158-550 cusecs from July 29 to August 2, it said.
As of August 3, the combined total storage in the reservoirs in Karnataka–KRS, Kabini, Harangi and Hemavathy, stood at 77.537 TMC and Karnataka would face no difficulty in releasing Tamil Nadu’s due share proportionately.
Following rains in the catchment areas in the KRS and Kabini dams in Karnataka recently and increased inflows, the proportionate water to be realised at Biligundlu (Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu) should be 26.954 TMC, it said.
“Accordingly, the Cauvery Water Management Authority order allocating 4.536 TMC is very less,” the release added.
Karnataka has “failed” to release Tamil Nadu its due share of water and the quantum was 26.954 TMC, following which the CM directed the state to move the SC on the advice of senior advocates and secure a “due order”, it added.
“On the direction of the chief minister, to find a solution to this issue and get Tamil Nadu’s due share of water on time, a petition has been filed in the Supreme Court on August 3,” the release added.
