Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar speaks to the media regarding an appeal before the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) against the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’s (CWRC) order to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, in New Delhi on July 29, 2026. Photo: X/@CMofKarnataka via ANI
The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) that met in Delhi on Thursday (July 30, 2026) upheld the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’s (CWRC) order that Karnataka should release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu at a rate of 3,500 cusecs a day for 15 days.The CWMA, which is the apex body that monitors the implementation of water release by the upper riparian States as per the Supreme Court’s verdict, asked Karnataka to release water to Tamil Nadu as per the CWRC’s order.The CWRC had on Tuesday (July 28, 2026) ordered Karnataka to commence release of water to Tamil Nadu with effect from Wednesday (July 29). However, Karnataka which is reeling under serious drought, had filed an appeal against the CWRC before the CWMA. But the CWMA, which looked into the issue on Thursday (July 28, 2026), has now told Karnataka to stick to the CWRC’s order on water releases.All-party meetingKarnataka has now decided to take the Opposition parties into confidence and Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has convened an all-party meeting in Bengaluru on Sunday (August 2, 2026) to discuss the issue and take their advise on the next move.The Chief Minister, who is camping in Delhi to consult the party high command on Cabinet expansion, told mediapersons that all the former Chief Ministers would also be invited to the all-party meeting to seek their advise on the issue. Legislators and MPs from the Cauvery basin have also been invited for the meeting.
