Release 3,500 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu: Cauvery authority to Karnataka

The Cauvery Water Management Authority ordered Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs daily. This directive mandates a total release of 4 TMC of water to Tamil Nadu. Karnataka had appealed the committee's order citing low reservoir levels and drought conditions. State officials stated reservoir levels were significantly low

As on July 27, the coverage was 3.87 lakh acres compared to 5.05 lakh acres on the corresponding day last year

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