A day after the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) once again recommending release of 3,000 cusecs of Cauvery river water by Karnataka to neighbouring Tamil Nadu up to October 31, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said Karnataka will appeal against the direction of CWRC once again.
The matter of release of water is expected to soon come up before the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA), which will issue an order based on the recommendation of the CWRC, its assisting body.
“We have an inflow of 8,000-9,000 cusecs (in State’s reservoirs), but we will protect the interests of farmers. We will appeal against it (CWRC recommendation). We find it very difficult, as still there are no rains,” Mr Shivakumar, who holds the Water Resources portfolio, said on October 12.
