The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Karnataka may have to release nearly double the stipulated 3,500 cusecs owing to dry riverbed till Biligundlu
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B.S. Satish Kumar
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Hydrology experts suggest Karnataka may need to release double the mandated 3,500 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu to account for significant transit losses. Low storage levels in Cauvery basin reservoirs further complicate the state's ability to meet these requirements.
Though the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) that reviewed the storage and rainfall situation in the Cauvery basin on Tuesday has directed Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs of water a day to Tamil Nadu for 15 days, experts say that Karnataka may have to actually release one-and-half to two times more than this quantum.
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