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The latest study revealed that major reservoirs in the southern states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana are filled to only 25% of their capacity or less. For more stories, follow News18.com
Karnataka is facing the worst drought seen in three decades. As borewells have run dry, the water crisis in Bengaluru and Karnata has resulted in the highlighting of the Cauvery water dispute once again. The BJP has accused the Congress government in Karnataka of giving Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. Siddaramaiah and DK Sivakumar both have vehmently denied it. AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami jumped into it and slammed the "hypocrisy over an inter-state issue".