According to sources presently Tamilnadu hopes SC will save the delta from turning into a desert, Karnataka wants it to correct what it sees as a wrong award by the tribunal on river water sharing in 2007. SC says the allocation of area of irrigation for Tamilnadu by the tribunal is correct and moreover the Tribunal did not consider the ground water availability in Tamilnadu in Cauvery basin. Presently the allocation of drinking water to Karnataka is increased by 14.75 tmc.
Accordingly SC says 2007 tribunal award of 30 tmc to Kerala and 7 tmc to Puducherry to remain unchanged and moreover Bengaluru to get 4 tmc more to meet drinking water needs of the city. Meanwhile as per the verdict Tamilnadu will get 404.25 tmc of Cauvery water instead of 419 tmc allotted by tribunal and further the court allowed Tamilnadu to draw additional 10 tmc groundwater from a total of 20 tmcft beneath Cauvery basin.
Further
according to report Tamilnadu farmers association says it is disappointed with the
verdict as their expectations were not fulfilled by Supreme Court. Meanwhile
the lawyer representing Karnataka says he is satisfied with the Supreme Court’s
“balanced judgment”, and the award is fair to farmers in Tamilnadu as well.
Furthermore Rakshana Vedike workers celebrate in Hosur after SC
verdict awarding additional water to Karnataka.
