Tamil NaduThursday, 30 July 2026·The Hindu - Tamil Nadu
CWMA upholds order for Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu
The CWMA upheld the CWRC order directing Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs of Cauvery water a day to Tamil Nadu for 15 days.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On 30 July 2026, the Cauvery Water Management Authority in Delhi upheld the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’s order directing Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs of Cauvery water per day to Tamil Nadu for 15 days.
Key specifics
- The CWMA met in Delhi on 30 July 2026.
- The CWRC order was issued on 28 July 2026 and took effect from 29 July 2026.
- Karnataka was directed to release 3,500 cusecs a day for 15 days.
- The CWMA is the apex body monitoring water release under the Supreme Court’s verdict.
- The Biligundlu measuring gauge on the inter-State boundary is the point where the stipulated quantum has to be realised.
Exam lens
Question type: Polity and inter-State river water dispute, body-function match. Key facts: CWMA, CWRC, Supreme Court verdict, 3,500 cusecs, 15 days, Biligundlu. TNPSC may ask which authority upheld the release order and the quantity fixed.