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Tamil Nadu moves Supreme Court for Cauvery water release
The Hindu··3 Aug
Tamil Nadu moved the Supreme Court on August 3 seeking direction to Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs for 15 days from Kabini and Krishna Raja Sagara reservoirs. The state wants a 26.954 TMC shortfall at Billigundulu made good for June 1 to August 12. Flows from July 29 to August 2 were only 158 to 530 cusecs despite.
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What It Means For You
- Tamil Nadu farmers can follow whether the Supreme Court directs Karnataka to release Cauvery water before August 12 as the Vijay government seeks.
- Karnataka residents should note Chief Minister Shivakumar urged groups to withdraw an August 13 bandh as water levels improved slightly.
- Anyone in the Cauvery basin can track flows at Billigundulu after Tamil Nadu said releases were only 158 to 530 cusecs from July 29.
What's Happening
- Tamil Nadu moved the Supreme Court on August 3 seeking direction to Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs for 15 days from Kabini and KRS reservoirs.
- The state wants Karnataka to make good a 26.954 TMC shortfall at Billigundulu for June 1 to August 12 on a pro-rata distress basis.
- Tamil Nadu said flows from July 29 to August 2 were only 158 to 530 cusecs despite Central Water Management Authority directions.
Karnataka Holds Seventy Seven TMC As Flows Lag
- Karnataka had 77.537 TMC gross storage across four major reservoirs on August 3 after recent rainfall in upstream catchments.
- The CWMA endorsed releasing 3,500 cusecs for 15 days on July 30, yielding 4.536 TMC against a larger distress shortfall Tamil Nadu calculates.
- Tamil Nadu cited rainfall deficits of 23 to 42 percent in key Cauvery catchments during the current irrigation year.
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