With the Cauvery Water Management Authority’s (CWMA) directing Karnataka to continue releasing water at the rate of 5,000 cusecs to Tamil Nadu for another 15 days, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar have called a meeting of the Members of Parliament and Ministers from Karnataka in the Union government in New Delhi, during the ongoing Parliament session, on Wednesday, to discuss the situation.
Mr. Shivakumar said that the direction has put the State in a “catch-22 situation” and it has sought the Centre’s intervention to resolve the issue.
On Wednesday evening, a delegation led by Mr. Siddaramaiah is expected to meet Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Mr Shivakumar, who also holds the Water Resources Minister, appealed to the opposition BJP, its leaders and MPs to prevail upon the Prime Minister to bail out Karnataka.
