Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Irrigation Department officials will shortly hold a meeting to discuss the situation arising out of poor monsoon rains and the demand for release of water from Tamil Nadu, according to Mandya district in-charge Minister Cheluvarayaswamy.
Fielding queries from reporters in Mandya on Saturday, Mr. Cheluvarayaswamy said the State was facing a shortfall of rains. While the State requires water for drinking purpose, Tamil Nadu had placed a demand for release of water at the recent Cauvery Water Monitoring Committee, he said.
“There is drinking water scarcity here. We can’t even release water to Tamil Nadu while farmers are also facing a problem with regard to their crops,” he said before adding that a meeting will be held with the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister, who also holds the Irrigation Department portfolio, and the department officials in the next two or three days to discuss the matter and take an appropriate decision.
