1. KRRS protests CWRC directive on Cauvery water release to Tamil Nadu
Members of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha, led by KRRS leader Badagalpura Nagendra, protested against the directive of Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) to Karnataka to release water to Tamil Nadu at the rate of 5,000 cusecs per day for 15 days. They staged a demonstration urging the State government to protect farmers’ interest.
The KRRS said at the rate of 5,000 cusecs per day, about 7 tmcft of water will be discharged while the available quantum of water in the Krishnaraja Sagar reservoir is around 24 tmcft. The Cauvery Water Management Authority is likely to meet to take a call on the CWRC’s August 28 recommendation. Karnataka has been arguing its inability to release water given the dry spell prevailing in the State and plummeting water levels across reservoirs.
