The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, has stated that the state government will appeal to the Supreme Court for an injunction against the order from the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) to release 5,000 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu. Siddaramaiah has also sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the matter.
The BJP has criticized the governments of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu for engaging in theatrics and not resolving the ongoing Cauvery water dispute. The BJP leader CT Ravi mentioned that both the Congress and DMK parties are trying to score political points without any real intention of solving the issue.
All those years when the monsoon fails to fill the reservoirs in Karnataka it has wide ramifications for the people of the state and those living in the Cauvery delta basin in adjoining Tamil Nadu.
A delegation led by Tamil Nadu Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan is set to submit a memorandum to Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat urging his intervention in directing Karnataka to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.
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