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Supreme Court To Constitute Bench To Hear Tamil Nadu's Plea To Direct Karnataka To Release Cauvery Water
Tamil Nadu's plea in Supreme Court for Cauvery Water
Hearing a plea by the Tamil Nadu government to urgently direct the Karnataka government to release Cauvery water, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said that he would constitute a bench today (21 August) itself.
Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi and Additional Advocate General Amit Anand Tiwari appeared for Tamil Nadu.
In its plea, Tamil Nadu has sought the release of 24000 cusecs for the remainder of the month (from 14 August) and make up for the shortfall of 28.849 TMC from 1 June to 31 July. It has also asked the Court to ensure that Karnataka releases 36.76 TMC in September as per the award of the Cauvery Tribunal which was modified by the Supreme Court in 2018.
Earlier this month, officials from Tamil Nadu had walked out of a meeting of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) as Karnataka did not agree to requests by the state on the amount of water to be released.
The Congress government in Karnataka has called for an all-party meeting on the issue on 23 August.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president K Annamalai has criticised Chief Minister MK Stalin for not taking up the issue during his visit to Bangalore for the meeting of opposition parties and writing letters to Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
