‘CWMA should ensure release of water to Tamil Nadu or seek Centre’s help to enforce CWRC directive’
Farmer leader P.R. Pandian has urged the Cauvery Water Management Authority to enforce the directive requiring Karnataka to release water to Tamil Nadu. He emphasized that the authority should seek federal intervention if Karnataka fails to comply with the water-sharing mandate.
Why it matters
The Cauvery water dispute is a long-standing political and economic issue affecting agricultural livelihoods in Southern India.
The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) should take immediate steps to implement the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) directive to Karnataka to release 4 tmcft of water to Tamil Nadu, P.R. Pandian, president of the Coordination Committee of All Farmers Associations of Tamil Nadu, said here on Wednesday.
The CWRC, which met in New Delhi on Tuesday to review the situation in drought-hit Cauvery basin, directed Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs of water a day for 15 days.
Speaking to reporters at Azhiyur here, Mr. Pandian said the CWMA should ensure that Karnataka released the water to Tamil Nadu. “If Karnataka refuses to abide by the directive, the CWMA should seek the assistance of the Union government to enforce the order,” Mr.Pandian said.
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