- Cauvery monitoring authority opposed

  • 16/03/1998

  • Hindu (New Delhi)

The new coalition Government to be formed at the Centre headed by Mr. Vajpayee, would not be able to include the implementation of the interim award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal to ensure the release of 205 tmc ft of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu on an annual basis in the planned national agenda, as it was pending before the Supreme Court. This was stated in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly here on Monday by the Minister for Major irrigation, Mr. K.N. Nage Gowda.