Cauvery row: Review plea filed before CWMA against order to release 3,000 cusecs of water, says Siddaramaiah

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Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels. Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights!" Click here! A state-wide bandh was observed in Karnataka on September 29 against the sharing of Cauvery water with Tamil Nadu. The protests were called by pro-Kannada groups and farmer outfits, and received the backing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal (Secular).

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on September 29 said the state government will appeal to the CWMA to arrive at a "new formula" amidst the current period of distress. Due to insufficient rainfall between June and August, the state is facing severe water shortage, he pointed out. “After today's Cauvery Management Authority meeting, a decision will be made as to what the outline of the formula in the distress year to be," he had said.

Notably, the Supreme Court had on September 21 refused to put a stay on the CWRC's directive to Karnataka to release 5,000 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu. The water-sharing panel, however, later revised its order, and asked the Siddaramaiah-led government to release 3,000 cusecs of water from September 28 to October 15. Siddaramaiah's office had, in a statement issued following the meeting with former apex court judges and ex-advocate generals on September 29, said the state has proposed for the formation of an advisory committee by the CWMA to discuss the sharing the water of all inter-state rivers in the period of distress.