The State of Karnataka has told the Supreme Court that Tamil Nadu has failed to understand that 2023 is not a normal water year, but a “distressed water year”.
Tamil Nadu’s plea for release of 24,000 cusecs (cubic feet per second) of Cauvery water every day is based on an erroneous assumption, Karnataka said in a 26-page affidavit made public on Thursday.
Karnataka said Tamil Nadu itself has stated that rainfall has decreased by 25% and the inflow into four reservoirs in Karnataka has dipped by 42.5% up to August 9, 2023, as per the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) records.