Tumkur, Aug. 12 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwara on Wednesday said the state was facing a severe drought situation and that the government would discuss the Central Water Commission's direction to release an additional 12,500 cusecs of water for 15 days.

Speaking to ANI in Tumkur, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara said that the Central Water Commission has come out with a decision that Karnataka has to leave 12,500 cusecs of water in addition to what we have already done for 15 days. And this is something which we'll have to discuss and take a decision. In fact, the Chief Minister and all the cabinet members will sit together and take a decision regarding this.

Parameshwara said that Karnataka is going t...