Overview
- The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee direction, upheld by the Cauvery Water Management Authority, requires Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs daily for 15 days and limited releases have begun as officials monitor inflows at Biligundlu.
- Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar chaired an all‑party meeting that backed the government’s position, urged protesters to abandon planned bandhs, and persuaded Tamil Nadu CM C. Joseph Vijay to defer a Bengaluru visit.
- The DMK has filed a Supreme Court petition seeking immediate enforcement of the CWRC/CWMA order and asking the court to make good an accumulated shortfall that the party says totals about 9.46 TMC.
- Karnataka officials cite a severe monsoon shortfall and far lower releases this year compared with last year, say they will consult senior legal experts before next steps, and note the CWMA is expected to meet regularly through the season.
- The state is pressing Mekedatu as a long‑term technical fix while farmers’ groups and pro‑Kannada organisations continue protests that could disrupt life locally and raise the political stakes of ongoing legal and administrative battles.