SC bench to listen to Cauvery row 

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NEW DELHI: The Preferrred Court docket on Monday agreed to represent a bench for listening to the Tamil Nadu govt’s plea to direct Karnataka to free up forthwith 24,000 cusecs of water from its reservoirs to avoid wasting the status paddy plants. 

After senior recommend Mukul Rohatgi discussed the problem, a bench led via CJI DY Chandrachud agreed to represent the bench. “I’ll represent a bench these days (Monday),” the CJI stated.  

The main points concerning the proposed bench are awaited.

Tamil Nadu in its plea stated the Cauvery Water Control Authority (CWMA) had on August 11, 2023, diminished the water to be launched via Karnataka for 15 days (from August 11) from KRS and Kabini reservoirs to be realised at Billigundulu at the interstate border to ten,000 cusecs (0.864 tmcft in line with day) from 15,000 cusecs. “However even this has now not been complied with via the Karnataka govt,” Tamil Nadu stated.

The Cauvery Water Regulatory Committee (CWRC) had on August 10 requested Karnataka to free up 15,000 cusecs in line with day for 15 days. “The true glide recorded at Billigundulu on August 11, 12, 13, and 14 used to be 6,148 cusecs, 4,852, 4,453 and four,000 cusecs, respectively,” Tamil Nadu informed the highest court docket. Karnataka is duty-bound to free up 177.25 tmcft of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu as in line with the 2018 order of the Preferrred Court docket, the state stated in its plea. 

“About 14.91 lakh acres (internet sown space) are depending on Mettur reservoir, which in flip depends at the quantum of water realised at Billigundulu in accordance with water launched via Karnataka from KRS and Kabini reservoirs. All through the southwest monsoon season, each kuruvai and samba plants are sown and transplanted within the Cauvery delta area of Tamil Nadu.

Therefore, free up of water from Mettur throughout the season is an important for TN. About 4 million farmers and 10 million labourers are without delay and not directly depending on Mettur water for his or her livelihood in TN. Agricultural operation within the delta area is struggling for need of ok water and the plants are going through water rigidity. This may have an effect on the state’s agricultural manufacturing,” TN stated in its plea. 

The DMK govt has additionally prayed for steering Karnataka to verify free up of water to Tamil Nadu for the month of September, make excellent the shortfall of 28.849 tmcft for the present irrigation 12 months, and direct CWMA to make sure that Karnataka guarantees stipulated per month free up throughout the remainder length of the present water 12 months (June to Would possibly).

Water proportion system

Consistent with 2018 SC verdict, Karnataka should supply 177.25 tmcft of water to Tamil Nadu to be realised at Billigundlu between June and Would possibly 
Of this, 123.14 tmcft should be launched between June and September throughout the southwest monsoon season 

NEW DELHI: The Preferrred Court docket on Monday agreed to represent a bench for listening to the Tamil Nadu govt’s plea to direct Karnataka to free up forthwith 24,000 cusecs of water from its reservoirs to avoid wasting the status paddy plants. 

After senior recommend Mukul Rohatgi discussed the problem, a bench led via CJI DY Chandrachud agreed to represent the bench. “I’ll represent a bench these days (Monday),” the CJI stated.  

The main points concerning the proposed bench are awaited.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Tamil Nadu in its plea stated the Cauvery Water Control Authority (CWMA) had on August 11, 2023, diminished the water to be launched via Karnataka for 15 days (from August 11) from KRS and Kabini reservoirs to be realised at Billigundulu at the interstate border to ten,000 cusecs (0.864 tmcft in line with day) from 15,000 cusecs. “However even this has now not been complied with via the Karnataka govt,” Tamil Nadu stated.

The Cauvery Water Regulatory Committee (CWRC) had on August 10 requested Karnataka to free up 15,000 cusecs in line with day for 15 days. “The true glide recorded at Billigundulu on August 11, 12, 13, and 14 used to be 6,148 cusecs, 4,852, 4,453 and four,000 cusecs, respectively,” Tamil Nadu informed the highest court docket. Karnataka is duty-bound to free up 177.25 tmcft of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu as in line with the 2018 order of the Preferrred Court docket, the state stated in its plea. 

“About 14.91 lakh acres (internet sown space) are depending on Mettur reservoir, which in flip depends at the quantum of water realised at Billigundulu in accordance with water launched via Karnataka from KRS and Kabini reservoirs. All through the southwest monsoon season, each kuruvai and samba plants are sown and transplanted within the Cauvery delta area of Tamil Nadu.

Therefore, free up of water from Mettur throughout the season is an important for TN. About 4 million farmers and 10 million labourers are without delay and not directly depending on Mettur water for his or her livelihood in TN. Agricultural operation within the delta area is struggling for need of ok water and the plants are going through water rigidity. This may have an effect on the state’s agricultural manufacturing,” TN stated in its plea. 

The DMK govt has additionally prayed for steering Karnataka to verify free up of water to Tamil Nadu for the month of September, make excellent the shortfall of 28.849 tmcft for the present irrigation 12 months, and direct CWMA to make sure that Karnataka guarantees stipulated per month free up throughout the remainder length of the present water 12 months (June to Would possibly).

Water proportion system

Consistent with 2018 SC verdict, Karnataka should supply 177.25 tmcft of water to Tamil Nadu to be realised at Billigundlu between June and Would possibly 
Of this, 123.14 tmcft should be launched between June and September throughout the southwest monsoon season