SC puts on hold setting up of Cauvery Water Management Board: report

The apex court bench also directed Karnataka to release 2,000 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu from October 7 to 18.

New Delhi:

The Supreme Court on Tuesday put on hold the setting up of the Cauvery Water Management Board after the Centre filed a plea on Monday stating that the apex court had no jurisdiction to set up such a body.

The apex court bench also directed Karnataka to release 2,000 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu from October 7 to 18.

In Tamil Nadu, several major political parties including the DMK and AIADMK had opposed the Centre’s U-turn on the CWMB. DMK chief M Karunanidhi had accused the Modi government playing politics with an eye on the 2018 Karnataka polls.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Karnataka government had acceded to the Supreme Court demand to release water to Tamil Nadu, stating it would give state 6,000 cusecs per day for six days from October 1 to 6.