Concerned over the direction of Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) to release 5,000 cusecs of Cauvery water a day for the next 15 days, Karnataka has taken a firm decision that it is “not possible” release water any more.
Announcing this to mediapersons hours after the direction by the CWRC, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who also holds the Water Resources portfolio, said, “Myself and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah have held consultations and arrived at a decision that we are not in a position to release water.”
He said that Karnataka would convey its stand to the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) during its meeting which is likely to be held either on Wednesday or Thursday. He said, “The CWRC has asked us to release 5,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu every day. But we have told the authorities that we do not have water to release.”
