Lok Sabha Question No. 230 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Cauvery River Water Sharing Dispute
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: B.N. CHANDRAPPA, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 230

ANSWERED ON 02.02.2017

## CAUVERY RIVER WATER SHARING DISPUTE

230.

SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA SHRI D.K. SURESH SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the recommendations made by the Cauvery Supervisory Committee in regard to release of Cauvery water;
- (b) the observations made by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the matter, if any; and
- (c) the action taken/to be taken by the Government to ensure settlement of water sharing issue amongst the concerned States amicably?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  &  GANGA REJUVENATION

## (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a) The 7 th meeting of Supervisory Committee on Cauvery was held on 19.9.2016. As there was no consensus  on quantum of release, the Chairman of the Supervisory Committee  having taken into account the  daily  inflows  into  the  reservoirs    of  Karnataka,  drinking    water  requirement    of  the  people    of Karnataka and the requirement  of Samba crop in Tamil Nadu and also the significant deficit in rainfall from June onwards, as brought out by Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) during the current and previous year, decided to ask the State of Karnataka to release  water at the rate of 3000 cusecs  per day for  10 days from  21.09.2016 till 30.09.2016. The Chairman of the Committee also asked the State of Tamil Nadu to release water proportionately to Union Territory of Puducherry.
- (b) On  the  plea  of  Tamil  Nadu  in  the  Apex  Court,  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court,  passed  directions  to Karnataka to release waters at Billigundulu site from 7/9/2016 to 31/12/2016, as detailed in the following table:
- (c) This Ministry vide notification dated 19.02.2013 notified order of Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) award dated 05.02.2007 to make it effective and binding on party States.  The party States have filed Civil Appeals in the Apex Court against the order of CWDT dated 05.02.2007. On 9.12.2016, the Hon'ble Supreme Court  vide its judgment has upheld the  maintainability of the Civil Appeals  related to Cauvery dispute filed by the party states. As on date, the matter is subjudice.

| WATER RELEASE AT BILLIGUNDULU SITE DIRECTED BY SUPREME COURT   | WATER RELEASE AT BILLIGUNDULU SITE DIRECTED BY SUPREME COURT   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Duration                                                       | Water Release (cusecs)                                         |
| 7/9/2016 - 12/9/2016                                           | 15000                                                          |
| 13/9/2016 - 20/9/2016                                          | 12000                                                          |
| 21/9/2016 -27/9/2016                                           | 6000                                                           |
| 28/9/2016 - 30/9/2016                                          | 6000                                                           |
| 01/10/2016 - 06/10/2016                                        | 6000                                                           |
| 07/10/2016 - 31/10/2016                                        | 2000                                                           |
| 01/11/2016 - 30/11/2016                                        | 2000                                                           |
| 01/12/2016 - 31/12/2016                                        | 2000                                                           |