Bengaluru, Aug. 11 -- The Karnataka government on Tuesday decided to move the Supreme Court against the direction to release a massive 27,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, setting the stage for a fresh legal battle over the contentious river-sharing dispute.
The government's decision comes amid mounting concern in Karnataka over reservoir storage and the State's own drinking water and irrigation requirements. The proposed legal challenge is aimed at securing relief from the water release direction and asserting Karnataka's claim over its share of the Cauvery waters.
The 27,000-cusecs direction has triggered strong political opposition in Karnataka, with leaders questioning the wisdom of releasing such a substantial quantity of wa...