Goa, Aug. 3 -- The Tamil Nadu government has approached the Supreme Court against Karnataka, alleging that the neighbouring state has failed to release its share of Cauvery water despite repeated directions issued by the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) and the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC).

The petition was filed on Monday following instructions from Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay after Karnataka allegedly failed to comply with the water release orders issued by the Cauvery authorities.

At its 139th meeting on July 28, the CWRC directed Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs of water per second at Biligundlu for 15 days, from July 29 to August 12, by drawing water from the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) and Kabini reservoirs. ...