SC asks K'taka to comply withCauvery water-sharing order
India, Aug. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Monday directed Karnataka to ensure compliance with the Cauvery Water Management Authority's (CWMA) directions on releasing water to Tamil Nadu, while deciding to wait another week to assess whether the state continues to honour the water-sharing order, noting that Tamil Nadu currently had sufficient water and no immediate intervention was required. The court fixed the matter for hearing after a week, seeking an updated status on the release of Cauvery water by Karnataka. The development comes days after the CWMA endorsed the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee's direction that Karnataka release 12,000 cusecs of water a day to Tamil Nadu for 15 days from August 13. Tamil Nadu had approached the top cour...
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