Bengaluru: The State government yesterday defended the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu and said that a small quantity was being released from the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) dam to comply with the Supreme Court’s order.
Minister for Water Resources M.B. Patil said that to ensure victory in the legal battle in the Supreme Court, some water was being released to Tamil Nadu. The inflow of water to four reservoirs — Harangi, Kabini, Hemavathi and KRS — stood at 12,700 cusecs a day and 4,000 cusecs of water was being released daily to Tamil Nadu, he said.
