Cauvery water row: BJP`s TN unit asks Karna to release water as per SC directive

Tamil Nadu BJP asked the party-led Karnataka government to ensure release of Cauvery water to the state in line with the Supreme Court directive.

Chennai: Tamil Nadu BJP on Saturday asked the party-led Karnataka government to ensure release of Cauvery water to the state in line with the Supreme Court directive. The party`s state executive under BJP`s Tamil Nadu unit secretary Pon Radhakrishnan also asked the Karnataka government to implement the Cauvery Monitoring Committee ruling asking the state to release 8.8 tmcft of water till October 31.

"This Executive insists the Karnataka government to release 9000 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu as per the Supreme Court directive," the party said in the meeting held at Tirupur. PTI