The Supreme Court had asked the high level central technical team to assess the realities in Cauvery basin areas in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The high level central technical team, led by central water commission chairman GS Jha, will submit its findings and report to the Supreme Court on Monday. The case filed by Tamil Nadu regarding Cauvery river water sharing will come up for hearing before the top court tomorrow. The high level central technical team had inspected Krishnaraja Sagar, Kabini dams in Karnataka, Mettur Bhavani Sagar dams in Tamil Nadu. Meanwhile, the delta farmers in Tamil Nadu are resorting to rail rook agitation today urging the government to set up Cauvery management board.

Source: dna October 17, 2016 03:11 UTC