Deficit inflows: CWMA asks Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to conserve water
The Hindu
Adopting a cautious approach in the wake of deficit inflows, the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) has directed both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to conserve water in all reservoirs of the Cauvery basin, for drinking water purpose and environmental flows for the sustenance of flora and fauna.
Adopting a cautious approach in the wake of deficit inflows, the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) has directed both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to conserve water in all reservoirs of the Cauvery basin, for drinking water purpose and environmental flows for the sustenance of flora and fauna.
The CWMA, which met in New Delhi on Tuesday, has decided to review the hydrological situation in its next meeting scheduled on July 26, according to a communique from the Karnataka Water Resources Department.
Earlier, Karnataka submitted that the cumulative inflows into all its four reservoirs in the Cauvery basin so far, since the beginning of the present water year (from June 1 to 24), was only 7.307 tmcft as against the 30-year average for this period which was 24.448 tmcft. The present inflows accounted for a dismal 29.887% of the 30-year average figures, it maintained.
At the same time, Tamil Nadu had utilised 35.565 tmcft of water from Mettur, Bhavani, and Amaravathy reservoirs from February 1 to May 31, despite the Cauvery Water Disputes’ Tribunal not permitting it to take up any perennial crops, Karnataka contended.
It also said that despite the prevalence of 70.113% distress condition in all the four Cauvery basin reservoirs of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu had released a huge quantum of water into the river from its reservoirs amounting to 3.97 tmcft till the beginning of the water year.
On the contrary, Karnataka had not released water into its canals to conserve water in its reservoirs for the purpose of drinking, it said.
Karnataka appealed to the CWMA to take a considered decision with respect to the quantum of release of water from its reservoirs after watching the evolving situation till the end of July and taking stock of the hydrological scenario.
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