Tamil Nadu move to utilise excess Cauvery water ‘illegal’

Terming the Tamil Nadu government’s move to utilise the excess water in the Cauvery basin as ‘illegal,’ Home, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that Karnataka will challenge the new link scheme of Tamil Nadu in the Supreme Court.

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The decision follows Tamil Nadu’s move to lay foundation to the Cauvery-Vellaru-Vaigai-Gundar link scheme. The link scheme proposes to utilise the surplus water in the Cauvery basin and transfer it to its Southern region.

According to Karnataka, It is not right on the part of Tamil Nadu to utilise surplus water before it is allocated. Under the provisions of The Inter State Water Disputes Act, it is illegal and cannot happen without proper allocation.