Sources have stated that the Central government has failed to broker a solution to the dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu on release of Cauvery water.
Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti has said in a briefing that all the concerns and objections raised by both the States during the meeting would be placed verbatim before the Supreme Court tonight.
Tamil Nadu, according to Ms. Bharti, rejected a suggestion by Karnataka to constitute an expert committee to ascertain the quantity of water available in the Cauvery basin and the meeting was attended by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the PWD Minister of Tamil Nadu and top officials from the State and Centre.
The secretary to the Water Resources Ministry Shashi Shekhar has said both the States agreed that on an average 10,000 cusecs a day was available with Karnataka and added that she would go on a "hunger strike" if there was violence in either State on account of sharing of water.
