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Karnataka refuses to release more water, Cauvery talks fail
Thursday November 29, 2012 05:48:55 PM,
IANS
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Bangalore: Talks
between chief ministers of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu on sharing of
the Cauvery river water failed Thursday, as Karnataka declined to
release any more water due to depleting levels in its drought-hit
reservoirs.
"The Karnataka government has refused to release any more (Cauvery)
water though we requested its chief minister (Jagadish Shettar)
for releasing 32 tmcft (thousand million cubic feet) of water for
the next 15 days to help our farmers," Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
J. Jayalalithaa told reporters after an hour-long talks with her
Karnataka counterpart here.
Disappointed over the failure to find an amicable solution,
Jayalalithaa said her government counsel would inform the Supreme
Court Friday about the outcome of the talks, which were held as
suggested on Monday by the division bench of the apex court.
"We will approach the Supreme Court tomorrow (Friday) again for
directing Karnataka to release additional water due for us to save
the standing (samba) crops," Jayalalitha said.
Expressing inability to spare more water, Shettar said the state
was not in a position to meet Tamil Nadu's demand, as a severe
drought, a weak (south-west) monsoon and deficit rainfall in the
catchment areas of the river basin have led to drastic fall in the
rain-fed reservoirs.
"We need to look at our requirement before sharing with Tamil Nadu.
As we need water for our farmers, we cannot give more to Tamil
Nadu," Shettar said.
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