Release 6,000 cusecs till September 27: SC to Karnataka

[EarbiteNews]

Superceding the order of the Supervisory Committee in the Cauvery water dispute, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Karnataka to release 6,000 cusecs to Tamil Nadu.

A bench led by Justice Dipak Misra directed Karnataka to release this amount of water from its reservoirs for the period between September 21 to September 27, the next date of hearing in the Supreme Court.

Despite vehement objections raised by senior advocate Fali Nariman for Karnataka, the Bench doubled the amount of Cauvery water ordered to be released by the Cauvery Supervisory Committee barely 24 hours ago.

The court order was a severe blow to Karnataka, which began the hearing by protesting even the Committee’s order to release 3,000 cusecs to Tamil Nadu till September 30.

After a marathon hearing which spanned over two hours, the Bench passed a lengthy order which also included a direction to the Centre to form a Cauvery Management Board to monitor the dynamics and See more http://earbitenews.com/…/release-6000-cusecs-till-septembe…/

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