Tamil Nadu CM to attend river authority meet

The Authority, with the PM as chairman and CMs of the riparian states as members, was constituted monitor implementation of the Cauvery Waters Disputes Tribunal’s interim order.

At the first meeting attended by the Chief Secretaries of the four states, Tamil Nadu had contended that this year, there had been a shortfall of 19 tmc feet in the water released from Karnataka. But Karnataka stated it had released 2.5 tmc to 3 tmc ft in excess of the quantity specified by the Tribunal.