The authority was constituted as per the provision of the Inter-State Water Disputes Act 1956. Its sole purpose of existence is to implement the Supreme Court’s verdict on February 16, 2018.
The Opposition leader sought immediate withdrawal of the proposal saying that an online CWMA meeting would not secure the riparian rights of Tamil Nadu.
In a statement here, AMMK chief TTV Dhinakaran emphasised that any discussion on water distribution to TN and Puducherry should wait until a new political leadership is in place.
In a statement, he said the Cauvery Management Authority had been constituted to monitor whether Karnataka releases 177.25 tmc ft of water annually to Tamil Nadu, as directed by the Supreme Court of I ...