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CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Monday urged the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) to initiate appropriate steps against Karnataka, which has been consistently facilitating cultivation by implementing projects that have not been recognised by the final verdict of the(CWDT) as well as by the judgment of the Supreme Court (SC).
An official release issued by the Tamil Nadu government said Secretary of the Water Resources Department J. Jayakanthan and Chairman of the Cauvery Technical Cell R. Subramanian represented Tamil Nadu in the 46th meeting of the CWMA chaired by Chairman S.K. Haldar and made the submission. Tamil Nadu also urged the CWMA to get information about these projects, it said.
Officials representing Tamil Nadu also requested the CWMA to ensure that Biligundlu received 7.35 tmc of water due for December, in view of the storage and considerable inflow into reservoirs in Karnataka. They informed that the storage in Mettur dam was 87.55 on December 8 and that inflow was 4,282 cusecs and the outflow was 2,986 cusecs for drinking water and industrial purposes.
The CWMA was also informed that the crops have been affected due to the heavy rains received in districts in the Cauvery delta region last month and due to cyclone Ditwah in the first week of December. Officials were involved in ascertaining the actual loss incurred by farmers.
Published – December 09, 2025 01:13 am IST
