The matter has been a controversial issue between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu for decades and they have been locked in battle over the sharing of water from the Cauvery river.
The meeting comes amid Karnataka govt seeking a stay on the Cauvery Water Management Authority order passed earlier seeking to release 5000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for 15 days.
Cauvery is lifeline for many districts in southern Karnataka & central TN. Latter moved SC this month after Karnataka refused to release its ‘fair share’, citing ‘failed’ monsoon.
The governments in Karnataka are led by allies Congress and DMK. However, Cauvery watersharing is a decades-old dispute that is highly emotive in both states.
Following deficient rains this monsoon, Karnataka & Tamil Nadu are locked in a legal battle over allotment of Cauvery water, as farmers in both states demand ‘rightful’ share.
With Cauvery river water being an extremely emotive issue, Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK & ally Congress, which is in power in Karnataka, are walking a political tightrope.
Karnataka Dy CM Shivakumar said Friday that Bengaluru is facing a drinking water shortage & that he had called a meeting with his counterparts in Tamil Nadu on 8 or 9 July.
A bad turn in Venezuela would raise the same questions that have dogged the unlawful US strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean: Why now, and why at all?
The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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