Edited by Ashish Mukherjee | Updated: February 07, 2013 12:19 IST
The Supreme Court today ordered release of 2.44 TMC, or thousand
million cubic feet, of Cauvery water from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu to
irrigate the state's winter crops. The water sanctioned is based on the
recommendations of an expert panel and far less than the 9 TMC demanded
by Tamil Nadu.
The top court rejected Tamil Nadu's objections to
the findings of the expert panel and directed Karnataka to release the
water immediately.
The panel, appointed by the Supreme Court, had
visited Tamil Nadu and yesterday recommended release of 2.44 TMC of
water for standing crops on one lakh acres.
Tamil Nadu had claimed the panel's assessment was inaccurate and the state needs 9 TMC to cover six lakh acres of farmland.
Karnataka
had argued that Tamil Nadu did not need water from the Cauvery at all
as its crops had either been harvested or was about to be harvested.
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