Bengaluru, May 28 : Opposition leader in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly B S Yeddyurappa, who is also BJP State President, today underlined that “there is no need to be anxious over Cauvery River Authority, Order to the State government to release 9 tmc ft of water from river Cauvery to Tamil Nadu”.
Reacting to the Tribunal direction, Yeddyurappa told newsmen here on Tuesday that “there is no immediate need to release water from KRS as the tribunal is very clear that the water has to be released only when there is increase in the inflow of water in the south west monsoon, expected next month.”
“If the water inflow into the KRS does not increase then there is no need to release. Hence there is no immediate threat to the State,” he added.
At present the inflow into KRS is only 137 cusecs and it is expected to increase once the South West Monsoon sets in.
Newly elected Congress MP D K Suresh, brother of Minister D K Shivakumar, said that “the Tribunal has taken one sided decision since there is no water for drinking purpose and when such is the situation how can it be possible
to release when the State is facing severe drought condition.”
Former MP and Cauvery Hitha Rakishana Vedike leader G T Madegowda, who is spearheading the agitation, strongly condemning the Tribunal direction warned the State government against releasing water to Tamil Nadu and threatened to launch Statewide agitation.
Members of Farmers Association have decided to stage agitation in Mandya against the Tribunal direction.
