New Delhi, July 30 -- The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA), which met in New Delhi on Thursday, upheld the recommendation of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee directing Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu, with a total release of 4 TMC recommended over 15 days.

Officials from Karnataka said that an all-party meeting will be convened soon under the Chief Minister D K Shivakumar leadership after he returns from Delhi to decide on the next course of action. The next legal battle and the options available to us will also be decided in the meeting with the Chief Minister, they said.

The CWRC had on July 28 ordered Karnataka to commence release of water to Tamil Nadu with effect from July 29. Karnata...