Cauvery Authority upholds 3,000 cusecs a day release by Karnataka to Tamil Nadu for 15 days
8 October 2026
The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) on Thursday upheld the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) direction to Karnataka.
Karnataka must ensure release of 3,000 cusecs a day to Tamil Nadu for 15 days, starting at 8 a.m. on October 9.
The release is to be ensured at the Biligundlu inter-State gauge and adds up to 3.88 tmcft.
Karnataka said it could not release more, citing a 54% deficit in cumulative inflows to its four Cauvery basin reservoirs and the need to protect drinking water.
Tamil Nadu said water for its samba crop had been delayed by 81 days.
In plain words
CWMA Cauvery Water Management Authority — The Centre-constituted body that oversees implementation of the Cauvery tribunal award as modified by the Supreme Court.
CWRC Cauvery Water Regulation Committee — The committee that recommends the periodic release schedule to the CWMA.
Cusec Cubic feet per second — A unit of water flow rate.