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Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has expressed the state's inability to release water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu as directed by the CWRC, saying it does not have adequate water in its Cauvery basin.
His statement comes after the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee had recommended Karnataka to release 2,600 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu per day for 15 days from November 1
They appealed to the people, especially shopkeepers and owners of various other commercial establishments including petrol and diesel service stations, to cooperate by observing a total bandh.