Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on October 5, 2023, said that Karnataka has filed a petition before the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) seeking a review of its order on the release of 3,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu.
CWMA on September 29 had asked Karnataka to release 3,000 cusecs of water daily to the neighbouring Tamil Nadu till October 15, though the State government categorically stated that there is not enough storage in its reservoirs.
Mr. Shivakumar, who also holds the Water Resources portfolio, said the government has been making all the preparations to go ahead with the Mekedatu balancing reservoir across the river Cauvery in Kanakapura.
