BENGALURU: The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) on Tuesday directed Karnataka to release 12,000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day to Tamil Nadu for the next 15 days, amid a fresh dispute between the two states over sharing of the river water.The direction was issued at a CWRC meeting chaired by its chairperson Vineet Gupta.A meeting of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) is scheduled to be held later on Tuesday, news agency PTI reported.The CWMA had earlier directed Karnataka to ensure the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.The latest order comes amid allegations by Tamil Nadu that Karnataka has failed to comply with previous directions on water release.At its July 28 meeting, the CWRC had directed Karnataka to ensure a flow of 3,500 cusecs at Biligundlu for 15 days from July 29.The CWMA subsequently upheld the direction and asked Karnataka to comply, PTI reported.Tamil Nadu, however, claimed that the stipulated quantity was not released.According to the state government, the flow recorded at Biligundlu ranged between 158 cusecs and 550 cusecs from July 29 to August 2.The dispute has also reached the Supreme Court.On Monday, the apex court agreed to hear on August 13 Tamil Nadu’s plea seeking directions to Karnataka for the immediate release of its allocated share of Cauvery water.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana took note of Tamil Nadu’s submission that the state was not receiving its due share of Cauvery water despite the current rain-deficient conditions.“We will list it for hearing on Thursday,” the CJI said.The Tamil Nadu government, led by chief minister C Joseph Vijay, had approached the Supreme Court on August 3, seeking directions to Karnataka for an immediate release of its allocated share of Cauvery water.In its plea, Tamil Nadu contended that both the quantum recommended by the CWRC and the actual quantity released by Karnataka were significantly lower than what was required.(With agency inputs)
