Cauvery row: Central team holds talks with TN govt

October 04, 2012 16:04

Amid protests by farmers in Karnataka over sharing of Cauvery river water, a Central team today held discussions with the Tamil Nadu government and said it would submit a report to the Centre in four days.

A team led by Union Water Resources Secretary DV Singhheld discussions with Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Debendranath Sarangi and others on issues regarding reservoir levels and status of standing crops dependent on Cauvery water.

Singh later told reporters that the team will visit the Cauvery delta area and would submit its report to the Central government in about four days. The team is also scheduled to visit Karnataka as part of its two-day programme.

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