The Hindu 13.12.2013
Cabinet nod for Cauvery water to new layouts
To meet the increasing demand for drinking water for
Bangalore, the State Cabinet has given the green signal to the Bangalore
Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to draw an additional 10 tmcft
of Cauvery water to newly developed layouts in the city.
Addressing
presspersons here on Thursday, Minister for Law and Parliamentary
Affairs T.B. Jayachandra said the Cabinet had decided to place the
proposal before the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is likely to hear
the Cauvery water dispute on January 15, 2014.
Currently, the BWSSB is drawing 17.64 tmcft water from the Cauvery.
The
government has decided to hold a meeting with its legal counsel Fali S.
Nariman on December 16 in New Delhi to defend the State’s interests
with regard to sharing of the Cauvery waters.
He said
the government had been exploring various options to meet the drinking
water requirements of the city. Efforts were being made to bring water
from Yettinahole project, Linganamakki reservoir and two tributaries of
the Cauvery river in Kodagu district.
