Amidst protest by farmers against release of water to Tamil Nadu on Saturday, the outflow from the reservoirs in the Cauvery basin continued in compliance with the directives of Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA).
The CWMA has directed Karnataka to release water at the rate of 5000 cusecs per day till September 27th which was opposed by the State and it approached the Supreme Court. But the Apex Court refused to intervene in the CWMA order which is now binding on the State in compliance with which the water is being released.
The outflow from the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) near Srirangapatana was at the rate of 6034 cusecs of which 2503 cusecs is being discharged into the canals for irrigation in and around Mandya and Cauvery basin in Karnataka. An additional 400 cusecs is being released into the Devaraja Canal and 50 cusecs each into the Right Bank Low Level Canal and Left Bank Low Level Canal apart from 50 cusecs to Mysuru City Corporation for meeting domestic consumption.
