The Centre has sought the comments of Cauvery basin States on the inability of Karnataka to release 9000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu as directed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the meeting of the Cauvery River Authority on September 19.

Secretary Union Water Resources D.V. Singh, who is also Chairman of the official-level CMC, on Tuesday wrote to the States concerned seeking their “views and comments” in the matter. Tamil Nadu, meanwhile, on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court on the issue.

Karnataka not honouring directions of the Cauvery River Authority

With Karanataka refusing to release water as per the directions of the Cauvery River Authority headed by the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, the Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court for a direction to Karnataka to release 2 tmcft of water daily for 24 days till the onset of the north-east monsoon.

As the Cauvery River Authority (CRA) meeting has failed to break the stalemate over the continued release of Cauvery water for ‘samba’ cultivation, Tamil Nadu will immediately file a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to Karnataka to release the water.

This was decided at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who held discussion with senior Ministers and officials on Monday. Ms. Jayalalithaa directed the officials to file the petition in the court to get Tamil Nadu’s share of water.

This group, with representatives from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, seeks role in dispute resolution

Even as the dispute over sharing of the Cauvery waters between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka is hotting up yet again, a group of stakeholders on both sides of the border — under the banner of ‘Cauvery Family’ — is continuing its effort at finding a farmer-friendly solution to one of the most politically exploited issues in the riparian States.

The worrying decline in inflow into the major reservoirs in the Cauvery basin has forced the Karnataka government to reject the formula suggested by the Cauvery River Authority (CRA) for sharing the river water with Tamil Nadu.

To make matters worse, the south west monsoon is all set to end in the next 15 days, dampening any hopes of improvement in inflows in Harangi, Hemavathi, KRS and Kabini reservoirs in the Cauvery basin.

Further releases to be based on inflows into Kabini and Krishnarajasagar

The goodwill gesture extended by Karnataka to release 10,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu till September 20 has come to an end and further releases are expected to be purely based on the inflows into the Kabini and the Krishnarajasagar reservoirs, given the differences that have cropped up after a meeting of the Cauvery River Authority.

New Delhi: Marred by a walkout chief minister Jagadish Shettar, the meeting of the Cauvery River Authority failed to produce a solution with both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu rejecting Prime Minister M

Jagadish Shettar walks out of the Cauvery River Authority meeting

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday said she was “totally disappointed” at the outcome of the Cauvery River Authority (CRA) meeting held here as an “adamant” Karnataka even refused to accept the ruling of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is also the Chairman of the CRA, asking Karnataka to release 9000 cusecs of water from September 20 to October 15 to Tamil Nadu.

The meeting of the Cauvery River Authority, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and attended by the chief ministers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, on Wednesday failed to resolve the water sharin

Jayalalithaa to knock at the doors of Supreme Court

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday directed Karnataka to release 9,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu at Biligundlu (the border) daily from September 21 till October 15. Both the States said the ruling was “unacceptable’’. Chairing the seventh meeting of the Cauvery River Authority (CRA) to resolve the issue of sharing of Cauvery waters, the Prime Minister initially appealed to the States to reach an amicable and mutually acceptable solution on pro rata sharing of distress this season, when the monsoon has been deficient in the both the States, but there was no consensus.