TN bandh: Jayalalithaa orders Cauvery water release from Mettur, DMK protesters detained

Tamil Nadu is observing a dawn-to-dusk bandh supported by Opposition parties on Friday on the Cauvery water sharing row.

16 September 2016

14:26 IST

Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Pon Radhakrishnan meets Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and lauds her for "patiently" handling the ongoing Cauvery crisis.

14:14 IST

With Mettur Dam witnessing steady inflows following Karnataka's release of water from the Cauvery River, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa orders opening its sluice gates for irrigating samba crops in the delta districts. "To enable farmers take up samba cultivation, I have directed release of water from Mettur Dam from September 20, 2016," she says.