The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC), which held its first meeting on Thursday, directed the four member states -- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry -- to share their exact data on Cauvery water and the technology used to calculate this.
"Today's meeting went on well with the cooperation of all members. We have asked all the four states to share their exact data on Cauvery water -- inflow, outflow, evaporation and amount of water in reservoirs -- and the technology they are using to calculate these data," said a CWRC member.
The Committee has met three days after the first meeting of Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA), which directed the Committee to calculate the exact amount of water to be released by Karnataka to Tamil Nadu after giving a ballpark figure of 31 tmcft for July.
"We explained everything to the Committee members regarding the Authority's decisions and what they need to do. We have asked for their exact data. We also discussed a new technology to calculate the evaporation of water and the amount of water in the dam," he said.
The nine-member CWRC, which is chaired by Central Water Commission Chief Engineer (Irrigation Management Organisation) Navin Kumar and has representatives from the four states, will review the technologies used by the states to calculate data related to water.
"We will unanimously come to a conclusion whether we need to use one of the existing technologies or we need a new technology," said the official. The committee's next meeting is scheduled for July 19.
On the need for a visit to the dam, the official said as of now the monsoon is above normal and there is enough water in the reservoir. Later, if need arises, the committee members may plan a visit, the official said.
On July 2, CWMA Chairman S. Masood Husain had directed Karnataka to release the quantum of water as per the tribunal award for July after adjusting the surplus in the month of June to Tamil Nadu. The tribunal had allotted 34 tmcft and the excess water released in June was more than 3 tmcft.
The CWMA meeting had discussed the rules of business, required staff and structure, infrastructure, format for maintaining data like inflow, outflow, withdrawals, cropping pattern, implementation status of the tribunal's award for June and realisation at Biligundlu site on inter-state border.
Husain had said: "The authority directed Karnataka to ensure the balance quantity for July at Biligundlu adjusting the excess quantity of water realised by Tamil Nadu at Biligundlu in June subject to the assessment and recommendation by the regulation committee (CWRC)."
--IANS
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