‘Released quantum not enough for Samba crop’

Karnataka had started releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu from Tuesday, complying with the Supreme Court directive to release 15,000 cusecs per day for 10 days. The state government should convene an all-party meeting to discuss and find a solution to the vexed issue, she said. Though Tamil Nadu has equal rights on Cauvery water, the state was in a “peculiar” situation that it has to get the water through legal process, she added. The agitations in various parts of Karnataka in the wake of the Supreme Court directive were against national spirit, she said. 

Following the agitations, people in both the states were put to a lot of hardship as inter-state buses were not plying, she said. She also said BJP has never extended support to the Kerala government’s proposal to construct a dam across Siruvani river. 

Vasan As the Cauvery issue has once again reached boiling point, Tamil Manila Congress leader GK Vasan on Wednesday said that it is time the Centre take an impartial stand. Speaking on the sidelines of a wedding in Madurai, he also criticised the state government for having not found a permanent solution for any of the major water issues with neighbouring states - be it Mullaiperiyar, Cauvery or Siruvani. He said that it is inhumane on the part of Kerala government to disrespect the verdict of Supreme Court and not to supply water for Tamil Nadu.