New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has moved the Supreme Court seeking immediate directions to the Karnataka government to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu in accordance with the apex court's February 16, 2018 judgment and the orders passed by the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) and the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA).

The application has been filed through Advocate Anuradha Arputham and settled by Senior Advocate P. Wilson.

The application has been filed by A.K.S. Vijayan, Secretary of the DMK's Farmers Wing (Vivasayigal Ani), in the pending Cauvery water dispute. The party has also sought to implead itself and the Cauvery Water Management Authority as parties to the proceedings.

The plea s...