Tamil Nadu terms ‘insufficient’ the release of water as per Cauvery panel’s decision
Tamil Nadu officials have rejected the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee's decision to release 3,500 cusecs of water, calling it insufficient. The state claims a shortfall of 9.5 tmc ft and argues that Karnataka has enough reservoir storage to provide a larger share.
Why it matters
Water sharing disputes between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are a recurring source of political and social tension, impacting agricultural livelihoods in both states.
Tamil Nadu has termed “insufficient” the release of 3,500 cubic feet per second (cusecs) of water for the next 15 days, as decided by the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC).
The State, according to its calculation based on deficient rainfall in the Cauvery’s catchment, should have realised about 13 thousand million cubic feet (tmc ft) till now since June 1. But, it received only around 3.5 tmc ft. “As far as our workings are concerned, the shortfall is approximately 9.5 tmc ft, which could easily have been made good, given the combined storage of Karnataka’s four reservoirs,” a water expert in the State government says. As on Tuesday, the storage was about 63 tmc ft against the total capacity of 114.57 tmc ft.
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