PM Modi holds meeting over Cauvery water sharing dispute

Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday held a meeting to discuss the Cauvery river water sharing issue over which Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have been at loggerheads.

According to news agency PTI, the meeting was convened to iron out differences between both the states. Some ministers and officials were present in the meeting where various options were discussed to resolve the matter.

Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti had also convened a meeting on Thursday, but it was failed to achieve any breakthrough. In the meeting, Tamil Nadu refused to accept Karnataka's proposal that an expert committee be sent to the river basin to assess water availability. 

Tamil Nadu has been demanding release of its share in the river water which has been rejected by neighbouring Karnataka citing its requirements for drinking and irrigation purposes. The Tamil Nadu government has been insisting on implementing the Supreme Court's order on 27th of this month to release 6,000 cusecs of water in three days and setting up of a Cauvery Management Board.

Karnataka Chief Minister



Siddaramaiah has convened an all-party meeting in Bengaluru today to discuss future course of action in the wake of fresh Supreme Court order for release of 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day till October 6 to Tamil Nadu.

Official sources said in Bengaluru that Chief Minister has convened an all-party meeting of floor Leaders of both Houses, MPs, including central ministers representing the state, and Ministers concerned of Cauvery basin and district in-charge Ministers.Meanwhile, Union Water Resources Ministry asked four Cauvery basin states to nominate their representatives to be appointed on the Cauvery Water Management Board as directed by the Supreme Court.

The apex court has directed the Centre to set up the Board by October 4. It ordered all the stakeholders Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry to give names by 4 PM today of the representatives to be on the Board which will be chaired by Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti.

Water Resources Secretary Shashi Shekhar said that letters have been issued to the four states seeking their nominations.