Rains revive in Cauvery basin, easing Karnataka-Tamil Nadu water conflict

Nearly 19,000 cusecs was discharged from Harangi reservoir in Kodagu district as inflow went up. Improved inflows into the reservoirs in the Cauvery basin on Saturday, following heavy rains in the catchment area, have brought some relief to Karnataka amid the ongoing row over the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.

The DMK has petitioned the Supreme Court for immediate Cauvery water release from Karnataka. Karnataka's government faces a directive to release 3,500 cusecs daily for fifteen days. The plea also seeks to clear an accumulated water release shortfall of 9.46 TMC. Karnataka's Chief Minister urged protesters to withdra

Tamil Nadu had sought the release of 7,000 cusecs of water daily for 15 days.

3 min readBengaluruJul 29, 2026 09:54 PM IST D K Shivakumar invited Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay to visit the Cauvery basin and assess the water situation firsthand (File photos).Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar Wednesday said the state government will challenge the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’s