Karnataka Must Release 3,500 Cusecs of Cauvery Water to Tamil Nadu

The Cauvery River is shared by two Indian states, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

A group called the CWMA decided that Karnataka must give 3,500 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu every day for 15 days.

Karnataka’s leaders said the state is very dry and the river is low, so they want to keep more water for people to drink.

Because of this, farmers and film groups in Karnataka protested and asked the government not to give any water to Tamil Nadu.

The state’s chief minister, D K Shivakumar, called a big meeting on August 2 to talk about what to do next.

The decision is still being debated, and both sides want to protect their own people’s water needs.