Farmers in the Jurala ayacut are worried over uncertainty surrounding the release of Krishna water from Karnataka’s Narayanpur project. With Jurala storage at around 4.5 TMCft and inflows declining, farmers fear standing crops could wither unless adequate irrigation supplies reach the region
The Supreme Court on Monday asked Karnataka to comply with the Cauvery Water Management Authority's direction to release water to Tamil Nadu. The court posted the matter for August 24 as both states presented contrasting claims over water availability