New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday will hear the Karnataka government’s petition seeking reconsideration of its September 28 directive to obey Prime Minister Manmohan Singh-led Cauvery River Authority’s order to release 9,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.
Intense protests over release of water to Tamil Nadu have been witnessed near Cauvery river basin areas.
The apex court had rapped the state for not obeying the September 19 order of the Prime Minister, who is the chairman of the Cauvery River Authority.
In the meantime, leaders from Karnataka, including External Affairs Minister SM Krishna, Power Minister Veerappa Moily and BJP leader Ananth Kumar besides Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal are meeting the Prime Minister in New Delhi for consultations on the contentious water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
The consultations come ahead of the Cauvery monitoring committee meeting slated on October 11. The monitoring panel will decide release of water from Karnataka after October 15.
Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Sunday defended the state's decision to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, saying it was "unavoidable" in the wake of the recent Supreme Court directive.
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