TN will get favourable Cauvery verdict: Edappadi

Set up Cauvery Management Board, urges DMK.

May 14, 2018 05:11 pm | Updated December 01, 2021 06:15 am IST - Salem/Chennai

 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami right) having a word with Deputy Chief Miniter O. Panneerselvam in Chennai. File

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami right) having a word with Deputy Chief Miniter O. Panneerselvam in Chennai. File

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Monday said, the state will positively get a favourable final verdict from the Supreme Court on the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) row on May 16.

Speaking to press persons here before leaving for Tirupati, Mr. Palaniswami said that the Union Water Resources Secretary has submitted the draft Cauvery management scheme in the Supreme Court on Monday morning for its perusal and approval.

He has made certain suggestions and observations in the draft scheme. The Supreme Court has assured to consider and approve the scheme after going through it on May 16.

Mr. Palaniswami expressed the hope that the state will get a favourable final verdict on May 16 based on the draft scheme submitted by the Union Water Resources Secretary.  

According to him, former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had taken effective and serious steps on the Cauvery issue. Due to her efforts, he hoped that the Supreme Court’s final verdict would fully favour Tamil Nadu and be of immense help to the entire farming community of the state.

Mr. Palaniswami said that his government was always for the constitution of Cauvery Management Board and Cauvery Water Regulatory Authority.

Will ensure our rights: OPS

Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam said former chief ministers M G Ramachandran and J Jayalalithaa had struggled to secure Tamil Nadu’s interests on the complex issue.

“Much like they took forward so many struggles to ensure the livelihood rights (of Tamil Nadu on Cauvery), this (AIADMK) government will also do the same,” he told reporters in Madurai.

The opposition DMK reiterated its demand for setting up of an empowered Cauvery Management Board (CMB) to implement the court order on the river-water sharing between the stakeholders — Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry.

Earlier today, the Centre submitted to the apex court the draft Cauvery management scheme, to ensure smooth distribution of water between the states concerned, with the dispute having turned a key point of contention between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka for years.

A bench, comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, took on record the draft scheme submitted by the Union water resource secretary and said it would peruse it.

“We need to examine whether the said scheme is in consonance with our judgement,” the bench said, adding it would It had modified the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) award of 2007 and made it clear that it would not extend time for this on any grounds.

The top court had then raised the 270 tmcft share of Cauvery water for Karnataka by 14.75 tmcft and reduced Tamil Nadu’s share, while compensating it by allowing extraction of 10 tmcft groundwater from the river basin, saying the issue of drinking water has to be placed on a “higher pedestal”.

(With inputs from PTI)

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