#Cauvery: Nariman fumes as Karnataka directed to release 6,000 cusecs

The Apex Court today asked the Centre to constitute a Cauvery Management Board (CMB), an expert resolution body within four weeks. The court also directed the Karnataka government to release 6000 cusecs of water per day till September 30..A Bench of Justices Dipak Misra and UU Lalit stated that pro-tem measures by the court in such issues are not desirable..The decision comes even as Karnataka is rocked by protests that threaten to disturb the peace and harmony of the State, after the Supervisory Committee, on September 19, directed Karnataka to release 3,000 cusecs of water for 10 days..The September 19 direction by the Supervisory Committee on Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal came after two Supreme Court directions on September 5 and September 12, both asking Karnataka to release the requested quota of water..On September 5, the Supreme Court had directed Karnataka to release 15,000 cusecs of water per day till September 16. The order was revised on September 12 with the Court ordering the State to release 12,000 cusecs of water per day till September 20..The court today directed that 6,000 cusecs of water be released per day, an increase of 3,000 cusecs from what the Supervisory committee had directed on September 19..Interestingly, the outburst of Senior Advocate Fali S Nariman today may have had some effect on the court, ultimately prompting it to reduce the amount of water to be released. Proclaiming that while “the Court was free to pass any order it liked”, Nariman categorically stated that he was opposed to it, and that it be recorded in the order..Already bucking under the pressure of a drinking water shortage, whether Karnataka will be able to discharge its obligation under the order remains to be seen. The matter will now be taken up next week on September 28.