On August 13, the Supreme Court will hear a plea from the Tamil Nadu government, which is seeking directions to the Karnataka government for the immediate release of its share of Cauvery water. This decision was made by a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana on Monday. The Tamil Nadu government, led by Joseph Vijay, approached the Supreme Court on August 3, stating that the quantum of water allocated to it by the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee and released by Karnataka was insufficient. The state government claims that the combined total storage in Karnataka’s reservoirs, including KRS, Kabini, Harangi, and Hemavathy, stood at 77.537 TMC as of August 3, and that Karnataka should release its due share proportionately. Following recent rains in the catchment areas, the proportionate water to be realised at Biligundlu should be 26.954 TMC, according to the Tamil Nadu government. The Cauvery Water Management Authority had earlier directed Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs of water for 15 days, starting July 29. However, the quantum of water released at Biligundlu ranged between 158 and 550 cusecs from July 29 to August 2. The DMK, the main opposition party in Tamil Nadu, had also moved the top court, seeking directions to the Karnataka government for the immediate release of the due share of Cauvery water to the state.
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