Not in a position to release water to TN, says Karna govt

May 03, 2018 22:28

The Karnataka government said it was not in a position to release Cauvery river water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu even as the Supreme Court today sought to know the quantum of water that can be spared.

"There is a total of nine tmc water in all the four reservoirs coming under the Cauvery basin. That 9 tmc water is not enough for our drinking needs and crops. We have shortage," Water Resources Minister M B Patil said.

In a video message shared with media today, he said, "In this circumstance we cannot obey today's Supreme Court's order, as we don't have water. We will inform the court about availability of water currently and our needs."

"Even if we want to release we don't have water," he added.

During the hearing today, the court first asked Karnataka to"release 4 tmcft water by May 8, then asked it to release 2 tmcft water and at the end, ordered it to apprise the bench" "as to how much water can be released."

Stating that he was in touch with the legal team, the minister said "we will bring to notice..it cannot be implemented. We don't have water..."

The Centre was today rapped by the apex court for failing to finalise the draft Cauvery management scheme.

It was also flayed by Tamil Nadu for its alleged "partisan" attitude to favour Karnataka by citing the poll campaign in that state for the delay. -- PTI

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