New Delhi, Sept. 20: The Supreme Court today directed Karnataka to provide 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water a day to Tamil Nadu till September 27, when it will hear the matter again, and asked the Centre to constitute the Cauvery Water Management Board within four weeks. Since both states have opposed the interim directive of the supervisory committee, the apex court today asked Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to file their objections. Justice Misra said this could not be an excuse and directed the Union government to set up the board within four weeks. Justice Misra said: "First of all, the Cauvery Water Management Board has to be constituted." Salve submitted that the court has to determine whether residents' right of drinking water has a precedence over Tamil Nadu farmers' crop rights.

Source: The Telegraph September 20, 2016 21:56 UTC