Due to heavy southwest monsoon rainfall in the Cauvery catchment area, the Karnataka government has released 211 TMC of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu for the year 2020.
The Supreme Court has ordered the Karnataka government to supply 177.25 TMC of Cauvery water annually to Tamil Nadu.
The water supply period, which begins with the onset of the southwest monsoon in Karnataka, begins in June. This water supply will be in effect until May 31st next year. Due to strong southwest monsoon rainfall in the Cauvery catchment area, dams across the Cauvery River in Karnataka exceeded capacity, and the excess water was discharged to Tamil Nadu. The Mettur has received a significant amount of this surplus water.
Tamil Nadu has received more water than the Supreme Court has allotted for the third year in a row. Tamil Nadu got 405 TMC in 2018-19 and 275 TMC in 2019-20. This is the second occasion in the previous 20 years that the state has had higher realization than its due, at least for three years in a row.
(with inputs from Dinamalar)
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