BENGALURU: The dealing with of the Cauvery dispute by the Congress authorities in Karnataka is prone to show to be a setback for it. The get together, on cloud 9 following the implementation of its assure schemes one after the opposite, is dealing with a backlash within the Cauvery catchment space within the south Karnataka area. Whereas the water yr 2023-24 turned out to be a tough yr because of the failure of the southwest monsoon within the Cauvery Valley area of Karnataka and Kerala, the state authorities has a tricky job available within the coming days.
Due to the scarcity of water storage in reservoirs, making certain a seamless provide of ingesting water to the IT capital Bengaluru metropolis within the coming days goes to be an enormous problem. On the identical time, not bothering to ask the Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) to the all-party assembly held on this regard by the Congress authorities is prone to have an effect on the Indian Nationwide Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) because the AAP central management is taking the difficulty critically.
The south Karnataka area, particularly Mandya, Mysuru, Chamarajanagara and Hassan districts, that are often known as Vokkaliga heartlands, elected Congress candidates over the JD (S) as Dy CM D.Ok. Shivakumar was projected because the face of the get together after 30 years by the Congress get together. The gentle stand over the water dispute and delayed response by the Congress authorities has angered the individuals.
Shivakumar who additionally handles the water assets ministry and is understood for aggression, surprisingly adopted a defensive stand. Even after the failure of the monsoon within the Cauvery catchment space, the Karnataka authorities remained napping and solely wakened after Tamil Nadu approached the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) for the discharge of water for its standing Kuruvai crop.
At the same time as Tamil Nadu’s representatives walked out of the assembly refusing to accept the order and succeeded in submitting a petition earlier than the Supreme Court docket and getting a three-judge bench constituted, Karnataka swiftly convened an all-party assembly at a later stage and filed an affidavit towards Tamil Nadu a lot later.
Consultants opine that Karnataka which has launched the water thus far, will almost certainly need to launch extra water as soon as the Supreme Court docket bench provides its order. The choice of the Congress authorities not to answer the letter written by the AAP Karnataka unit president Mukhyamantri Chandru providing authorized help to the federal government and never inviting the AAP for the all-party assembly is prone to price it dearly.
Supreme Court docket advocate and president of the AAP’s communication wing Brijesh Kalappa instructed IANS that the Karnataka authorities has not bothered to take the AAP’s opinion. They haven’t invited it to the all-party conferences on the Cauvery dispute. “AAP is a nationwide political get together and we had been absolutely ready to provide our opinion. It’s negligence and they don’t seem to be severe.”
“Ours is a nationwide get together which wrote a letter and you do not hassle to reply. It appears they do not need our opinion. In INDIA, we’re their alliance accomplice and what ought to we do if they do not care to ask us? Naturally, our central management will take the event critically. That is wilful negligence.”
When requested in regards to the Congress authorities and Shivakumar emphasising on the Mekedatu undertaking as a everlasting answer to the difficulty, Kalappa acknowledged that the Mekedatu undertaking shouldn’t be for now. It’s a undertaking which can come within the subsequent 15 to 20 years. “We really feel the state of affairs might have been dealt with higher by the state,” he mentioned.
Shivakumar had mentioned that the state was directed to launch 10,000 cusecs of water from the Cauvery until August 31. “Our requirement is 124 tmc of water. Nonetheless, solely 55 tmc of water is accessible. Bengaluru metropolis requires 24 tmc for ingesting water functions.” “Mysuru, Mandya and Ramanagara require 20 tmc of water. The state reservoirs KRS has 22 tmc, Kabini 6.5 tmc, Harangi 7 tmc and Hemavathi 20 tmc of water storage. There isn’t a water obtainable with the state to launch to Tamil Nadu. For the sake of the standing crops and the farmers the water has been launched two instances,” Shivakumar acknowledged.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah mentioned that he would take an all-party delegation to satisfy Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ask him to intervene and resolve the Mekedatu, Kaveri, Mahadayi, and Krishna points. Officers representing the state within the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee and Authority have voiced concern in regards to the difficulties and the bottom realities within the state. This yr there was a rainfall deficit in June and August. To date 86.38 tmc of water must be launched. However until the 20th, solely 24 tmc water has been launched.
