Senior advocate Shekhar Naphade, appearing for Tamil Nadu, opposed the submission saying these kind of pleas cannot be entertained in an inter-state dispute of this nature. (Source: File) Senior advocate Shekhar Naphade, appearing for Tamil Nadu, opposed the submission saying these kind of pleas cannot be entertained in an inter-state dispute of this nature. Senior advocate Shekhar Naphade, appearing for Tamil Nadu, opposed the submission saying these kind of pleas cannot be entertained in an inter-state dispute of this nature. “There is an acute drinking water problem in the city of Bengaluru and certain other districts of South Karnataka. The annual drinking water requirements of the Cauvery basin districts including the Bengaluru is roughly about 26 TMC (approximately),” it said.

Source: Indian Express September 20, 2016 15:33 UTC