Bengaluru, Aug. 12 -- Karnataka Congress MLA Dr Ranganath on Wednesday said the state government was facing a difficult situation over the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, following a tribunal direction to release around 12,000 cusecs of water for another 15 days.

Ranganath said Karnataka had already released water and expressed concern over the availability of water in the state's reservoirs. He said the Cauvery, Kabini and Hemavathi reservoirs were not filled to their capacity, making the decision particularly difficult for the government.

"We will do our work. The Tribunal has given a verdict asking us to release around 12,000 cusecs of water for 15 more days, in spite of us already having given water," Ranganath said.

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