The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) should ensure that Karnataka respects its orders and releases water to Tamil Nadu, said farmers of the Cauvery delta districts, reacting to the outcome of the CWMA meeting on Tuesday.
The CWMA on Tuesday ordered Karnataka to release 31.3 tmc of water due to Tamil Nadu for July as per the Supreme Court order. The CWMA which met on May 28, ordered Karnataka to release 9.19 tmc of water for June. But, Karnataka has not done so, though it claimed that it released 1.8 tmc of water.