CHENNAI: The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) on Thursday directed the Karnataka government to release 9.19 TMC (thousand million cubic feet) and 31.24 tmc of water for the months of June and July, respectively, in accordance with the Supreme Court’s directive, to meet the environmental flow requirements in the downstream Cauvery

from Mettur.

The authority issued the directive following an appeal from the TN State Water Resources Department (WRD).

Secretary of the WRD J Jayanathan and Chairman of the Cauvery Technical Cell (CTC) R Subramanian attended the CWMA’s 40th meeting at Delhi, which was chaired by its Chairperson, SK Haldar. They informed the authority that the present water level in the Mettur reservoir stood at 110.7 feet as of 8 am on Thursday, with a water reserve of 79.508 TMC.

They stated that the southwest monsoon is expected to set in on May 27, and the state is forecast to receive slightly above-normal rainfall, according to the Meteorological Department. So, they urged June and July water release.