The State argued that regardless of the CWRC/CWMA interventions, whole flows realised at Billigundulu from July 29 to August 2 had been solely within the vary of 158 cusecs to 530 cusecs. File.
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The Tamil Nadu Authorities, headed by Chief Minister Joseph Vijay on Monday (August 10, 2026) sought an early listening to of its software over the Cauvery water allocation dispute with neighbouring Karnataka.
Showing earlier than Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, senior advocate C.S. Vaidyanathan, for Tamil Nadu, highlighted the deficit in allocation of the river water has left farmers in a dangerous state of affairs.
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The Chief Justice listed the State’s software for listening to on Thursday (August 13, 2026).
The State Authorities sought a judicial path to Karnataka to implement a Central Water Administration Authority (CWMA) determination of July 30 to make sure the discharge of 3500 cusecs for 15 days from its two reservoirs at Kabini and Krishna Raja Sagara.
Tamil Nadu has approached the Supreme Court for the discharge of 4.536 TMC (on the charge of 3500 cusecs for 15 days) on or earlier than August 12.
The Tamil Nadu software, finalised by Mr. Vaidyanathan and senior advocate G. Umapathy and drafted by advocate Tushar Nair, was filed by advocate-on-record B. Karunakaran.
The State had urged the courtroom to direct the CWMA to problem an applicable path to Karnataka to make good, on a pro-rata foundation, the shortfall on the inter-State level of Billigundulu for the interval from June 1 to August 12, and on this regard launch 26.954 TMC of water forthwith.
It additional sought an order to the CWMA to observe the flows within the reservoirs of Karnataka each 10 days and guarantee stipulated month-to-month/each day releases at Billigundulu.
The Tamil Nadu authorities stated Karnataka had continued to defy the orders of the Cauvery Tribunal for allocation of water to its neighbour besides a couple of instances when there have been inevitable surpluses within the reservoirs on account of floods.
The State stated that they had reviewed the hydrometeorological situation within the Cauvery basin on July 30 and endorsed the July 28 suggestions of the Cauvery
Water Laws Committee (CWRC) to launch waters from Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS) and Kabini reservoir on the charge of three,500 cusecs from July 29 for 15 days.
“Even when Karnataka ensured flows of 3500 cusecs for 15 days, it will get solely 4.536 TMC leaving a backlog of 5.379 TMC at the same time as per the professional rata evaluation of misery as on July 28… 28.07.2026. If the inflows into the 4 main reservoirs of Karnataka towards 30 years common as much as August 3, 2026 is taken into account, the pro-rata ratio works out to 46.34%. Primarily based on this pro-rata ratio, the flows due from June 1, 2026 to August 12, 2026 works out to 26.95 TMC. The path given by the CWRC and CWMA is barely 4.536 TMC, which is way lower than the quantum of water as per misery proportion,” the Tamil Nadu software has stated.
The State argued that regardless of the CWRC/CWMA interventions, whole flows realised at Billigundulu from July 29 to August 2 had been solely within the vary of 158 cusecs to 530 cusecs.
“Thus, it’s evident that Karnataka has willfully not complied with the instructions of CWRC/CWMA. It’s said that as on August 3, Karnataka is having 23.078 TMC in KRS, 18.610 TMC in Kabini, 7.827 TMC in Harangi and 28.022 TMC in Hemavathy, completely 77.537 TMC of gross storage… This enhance within the stay storage is on account of current heavy rainfall within the catchments upstream of Kabini and KRS. Thus, Karnataka despite having ample storage has didn’t adjust to the instructions of CWMA,” Tamil Nadu has contended.
Printed – August 10, 2026 12:16 pm IST
