The Karnataka government moved the Supreme Court on Saturday seeking a review of its order directing the state to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu amid strident calls from Opposition parties not to release the water “at any cost”. The Karnataka government filed a review petition in the apex court against its three recent orders on Cauvery water release to Tamil Nadu and direction for the constitution of Cauvery Water Management Board by the Centre, saying it would cause “undue hardship” to the state. The plea moved by Karnataka said further water release orders from the reservoirs of Karnataka would “cause irreparable injury” to Karnataka as once the release are made from the reservoirs of the state, the water cannot be retrieved in case of good normal northeast monsoon. The opposition parties also asked the Siddaramaiah government to oppose the formation of the Cauvery Water Management Board. JDS leader YSV Datta said the state should not release 6,000 cusecs of water as directed by the apex court “at any cost”.

Source: Hindustan Times October 01, 2016 16:01 UTC