Tamil Nadu CM Vijay defers Bengaluru visit
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, C. Joseph Vijay
The proposed visit, which was expected to mark the first direct engagement between the two Chief Ministers on the long-pending Cauvery issue, was put on hold following developments in Karnataka after the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) directed the State to release 3,500 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu for 15 days from July 29.
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, C. Joseph Vijay, has decided to defer his proposed visit to Bengaluru on August 3 after Karnataka Chief Minister, D.K. Shivakumar, requested that the meeting be postponed amid heightened political and public tensions over the Cauvery water-sharing dispute.
The proposed visit, which was expected to mark the first direct engagement between the two Chief Ministers on the long-pending Cauvery issue, was put on hold following developments in Karnataka after the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) directed the State to release 3,500 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu for 15 days from July 29.
The directive triggered widespread protests in several parts of Karnataka, prompting the State government to seek a postponement of the talks.
Before taking a final decision on the visit, Chief Minister Vijay held detailed consultations with senior officials of the Water Resources Department to assess the prevailing situation and the likely implications of proceeding with the meeting.
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