Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 13 (ANI): While an all-party assembly was underway over the Cauvery water dispute in Karnataka, DMK spokesperson TKS Elangovan on Wednesday stated that the neighbouring state doesn’t have any authority to disclaim water to Tamil Nadu.
The DMK spokesperson stated that the state isn’t asking for your complete water however solely their share as per the settlement.
“Internationally, any river, or water shouldn’t be denied to the lower state or areas. That’s the international convention accepted everywhere. We are not asking for the entire water…we only want to share water as per the agreement and it is the duty of the Cauvery Water Management Authority to ensure that water is divided amongst various states like Puducherry, Tamil Nadu based on the availability of water,” Elangovan stated.
“They (Karnataka government) have to agree they can’t deny it…They have no authority to do that,” he added.
Meanwhile, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday after the all-party assembly stated that the state isn’t ready to launch water to its adjoining state, Tamil Nadu as per the Supreme Court order.
“We have faced a severe deficit of rain in August compared to the previous 100 years. We don’t have water, that’s why we are not in a position to release water as per the SC order,” Siddaramaiah stated chatting with reporters after the all-party assembly on the Cauvery water dispute.
The assembly was convened to debate the subsequent plan of action after the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee directed the state authorities to launch 5,000 cusecs of water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu over the subsequent 15 days.
Elaborating in regards to the shortfall of water within the state, the Chief Minister stated, “33.7 TMC of water has been released already. We must have released more than 99 TMC. Since we don’t have water we could release only 33.7 TMC. We need to save standing crops in Karnataka. We need at least 70TMC water. 33 TMC for drinking and three TMC for industries required. But we have only 53 TMC water. That is why we are not in the position to release water to Tamil Nadu as per SC order.”Siddaramaiah additionally stated that it was determined within the All-Party Meeting to method the Supreme Court on the Cauvery water sharing row and file a petition earlier than the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee.
“We have taken a decision in the All-Party Meeting that we will make an application before the Cauvery River Regulatory Committee again stating that we have no water and explaining the actual position which is prevailing in Karnataka and also prevailing in Tamil Nadu. We have also decided in the All-Party Meeting to approach the Supreme Court with a petition…,” the Karnataka Chief Minister stated.
Siddaramaiah additionally added that it has been determined within the All-Party Meeting to put in writing a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and meet all Karnataka MPs and Ministers in Delhi.
“We have also decided to write a letter to the Prime Minister of India and also the Water Resources Minister that we are coming in a delegation, please give us a date. We are thinking of going to Delhi to meet all the MPs there and ministers who are from Karnataka…,” he stated.
Even on Tuesday, CM Siddaramaiah chaired an emergency cupboard assembly on the Cauvery water sharing concern. Deputy CM Shivakumar is scheduled to fulfill Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh within the subsequent few days over the Cauvery dispute. (ANI)