1. Cauvery water release: Karnataka to challenge CWRC direction in Supreme Court
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on September 27, 2023, said the Cauvery Water Regulatory Committee’s (CWRC) direction to Karnataka to release 3,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu from September 28 to October 15 will be challenged before the Supreme Court.
Mr. Siddaramaiah said he had discussed the CWRC’s direction issued on September 26 with legal experts. Based on their opinion, Karnataka will be challenging the CWRC’s direction in the Supreme Court. Explaining that a total of 195 taluks in the State were reeling under drought due to failure of rains this year, the CM added that Karnataka does not have water to release to Tamil Nadu.