Tamil Nadu Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan said on Thursday that the state would demand for the release of 16,000 cusecs of water from Karnataka during the Cauvery Water Management Authority meeting.
Farmers in both states are protesting in the Cauvery water row. The governments of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have been locked in a protracted tussle over the sharing of Cauvery waters. The river is seen as a major source of sustenance for the people in the two states. Cauvery Water-Sharing Dispute: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin To Move Resolution in Assembly Asking Centre To Direct Karnataka To Release Cauvery Water.
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The Supreme Court's refusal to interfere with an order telling Karnataka to release 5,000 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu for 15 days has sparked protests in the former state.