Karnataka government said it is facing severe drought situation
New Delhi. The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Karnataka government on the petition of Tamil Nadu., In which, citing lack of water supply, a demand has been made to release its share of water from the Kaveri river.
Tamil Nadu government tells top court that its early Kharif crop has already been ruined due to water shortage, The Karnataka government said that it is facing severe drought situation. Is facing.
This matter is before Justice Vikram Nath, It came up for hearing before a division bench of Justice Augustine George Masih and Justice Sandeep Mehta. Senior advocate C.S., appearing for the Tamil Nadu government. Vaidyanathan said the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) should issue orders to meet the water shortage.
the bench asked, what is the shortage? Vaidyanathan said, According to us this 20 It is TMC. Senior advocate Shyam Divan, appearing for the Karnataka government, said they were following the instructions of the CWMA regarding release of water.
he said, Despite being a drought year, We are following all the instructions issued. This year we are facing severe drought situation. CWMA is an expert body and both sides are heard there. The court asked Karnataka to file its reply on Tamil Nadu's petition within a week. It fixed the next date for hearing of the case. 12 Scheduled for October.