The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) on Monday decided that Karnataka, the upper riparian State, should ensure the realisation of 2,600 cubic feet per second (cusecs) for Tamil Nadu, the lower riparian State, from November 1 to 23.
This was the outcome of the CWRC’s meeting held in New Delhi and attended by participants virtually. “The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) will meet on Friday [to ratify the decision of the Committee],” Vineet Gupta, CWRC chairman, told The Hindu on Monday evening over the phone. Biligundulu, on the inter-State border, remains the point of measurement for realisation.
Asked whether Karnataka agreed with the committee’s stipulation, Mr. Gupta replied that “this has been decided at the meeting.” Since September 27, the quantum prescribed by oversight bodies for the Cauvery dispute was 3,000 cusecs. Prior to that, it was 5,000 cusecs.
