“....the Supreme Court has passed an order, since we do not have water, it is very difficult to implement it. Siddaramaiah said Karnataka had placed certain facts before the Cauvery Supervisory Committee, but it still directed the state on Monday to release 3,000 cusecs per day between September 21 and 30 . “There is a cabinet meeting tomorrow (Wednesday), we will discuss, we are waiting for the copy of the order of the Supreme Court. Read| ‘We’re drowning in our own misery’: Cauvery row has Mandya’s farmers worriedIn its Tuesday order, the Supreme Court also directed the Centre to constitute within four weeks the Cauvery Water Management Board (CWMB) as directed by the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT). Read| Cauvery water row explained: Here’s why Karnataka, Tamil Nadu fight over river

Source: Hindustan Times September 20, 2016 16:18 UTC