While farmers took to the streets in the Cauvery basin area on Wednesday to oppose any move to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu as per the directions of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC), Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar announced that Karnataka will go an appeal before the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) against the direction to release 3,500 cusecs of water daily for 15 days to Tamil Nadu.

The CWMA, which is the apex body that monitors the Cauvery water releases by upper riparian States as decided by the Supreme Court, is meeting on Thursday, and Karnataka’s appeal is expected to come up before it.

Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who is in New Delhi, said consultations had been held in this regard with the State Advocate-General and legal experts.

Published - July 30, 2026 07:53 am IST