Cauvery Water Regulation Committee asks Karnataka to make sure 2,600 cusecs of water to TN per day | Chennai Information
CHENNAI: The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee on Monday really useful that Karnataka has to make sure launch from its reservoirs in order that the flows on the price of two,600 cusecs are realized at Biligundlu from November 1 to 23, amid Karnataka’s opposition that it could not be capable of launch water to Tamil Nadu.
The Cauvery Water Administration Authority will meet on Friday to take a ultimate name on the additional launch as its earlier fortnightly order ends on Tuesday.
On the CWRC assembly held by way of video conferencing, the Tamil Nadu authorities demanded that Karnataka launch 13,000 cusecs for the following 15 days. This could work out to 16.9tmcft.
“The Karnataka authorities mentioned that they aren’t able to launch water. The committee has taken a call primarily based on the hydro-meteorological situation and rainfall within the catchment areas,” CWRC chairman Vineet Gupta advised TOI.
For the reason that southwest monsoon withdrew, the committee discovered that there was negligible rain within the area this month till Friday. The meteorology division is claimed to have identified that the rainfall within the Cauvery basin between October 16 and 27 was lower than regular rainfall.
Sources mentioned Karnataka requested the CWRC to report back to the authority that within the gentle of just about nil inflows into 4 reservoirs, it could not be capable of launch water from its reservoirs in order to achieve the inter-state border Biligundlu, besides that may be contributed from the uncontrolled catchment areas within the downstream of Krishnarajasagar dam.
Tamil Nadu representatives had contended that Karnataka launched solely 56.394tmcft as towards the stipulated quantum of 140tmcft between June 1 and 26 within the present water yr.
For the reason that storage in Mettur reservoir is simply 18tmcft as towards the capability of 93tmcft, the availability couldn’t be maintained for agriculture and the standing crops have been withering.
The outflow is maintained at solely 500 cusecs within the reservoir.
“The crop might be saved if solely Karnataka releases on the price of 13,000 cusecs, together with the backlog and future mandated releases,” mentioned a supply.
The Tamil Nadu authorities recorded on the assembly that the choice of the CWRC was far much less.
The CWRC chairman additionally really useful that Tamil Nadu ought to launch on the price of 165 cusecs to Karaikal in Puducherry between November 1 and 23.
The Cauvery Water Administration Authority will meet on Friday to take a ultimate name on the additional launch as its earlier fortnightly order ends on Tuesday.
On the CWRC assembly held by way of video conferencing, the Tamil Nadu authorities demanded that Karnataka launch 13,000 cusecs for the following 15 days. This could work out to 16.9tmcft.
“The Karnataka authorities mentioned that they aren’t able to launch water. The committee has taken a call primarily based on the hydro-meteorological situation and rainfall within the catchment areas,” CWRC chairman Vineet Gupta advised TOI.
For the reason that southwest monsoon withdrew, the committee discovered that there was negligible rain within the area this month till Friday. The meteorology division is claimed to have identified that the rainfall within the Cauvery basin between October 16 and 27 was lower than regular rainfall.
Sources mentioned Karnataka requested the CWRC to report back to the authority that within the gentle of just about nil inflows into 4 reservoirs, it could not be capable of launch water from its reservoirs in order to achieve the inter-state border Biligundlu, besides that may be contributed from the uncontrolled catchment areas within the downstream of Krishnarajasagar dam.
Tamil Nadu representatives had contended that Karnataka launched solely 56.394tmcft as towards the stipulated quantum of 140tmcft between June 1 and 26 within the present water yr.
For the reason that storage in Mettur reservoir is simply 18tmcft as towards the capability of 93tmcft, the availability couldn’t be maintained for agriculture and the standing crops have been withering.
The outflow is maintained at solely 500 cusecs within the reservoir.
“The crop might be saved if solely Karnataka releases on the price of 13,000 cusecs, together with the backlog and future mandated releases,” mentioned a supply.
The Tamil Nadu authorities recorded on the assembly that the choice of the CWRC was far much less.
The CWRC chairman additionally really useful that Tamil Nadu ought to launch on the price of 165 cusecs to Karaikal in Puducherry between November 1 and 23.
