K'taka calls cabinet, all-party meet on SC's Cauvery order
September 21, 2016  08:17
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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will chair an all-party and Cabinet meeting today to decide the future course of action on the Cauvery issue.

Siddaramaiah had yesterday termed the Supreme Court's fresh order on release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu as "unimplementable"

The Cauvery Supervisory Committee had yesterday asked Karnataka to release 3,000 cusecs per day from September 21 to 30 but the apex court today doubled the quantum to 6,000 cusecs till September 27 after Tamil Nadu pressed for water to save its samba paddy crop. 

The chief minister said Karnataka had placed certain facts based on ground reality before the Cauvery Supervisory Committee but it still passed an order directing the state to release 3,000 cusecs per day between September 21 and 30. 

He said the Supervisory Committee was constituted by the apex court only which had given a direction on September 5 to Tamil Nadu to approach the panel and also asked Karnataka to file a response to the neighbouring state's plea. 

Meanwhile, police have been deployed all over the city to ensure that no untoward incidents happen, a senior Bengaluru Police official said. 

Karnataka State Reserve Police, City Armed Reserve Police, Rapid Action Force and Quick Reaction Teams have been deployed all over the city, where prohibitory orders under section 144 of CrpC are in force, he said.
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