Cauvery row: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to address all-party meeting

NewsBharati    16-Mar-2018
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New Delhi /Bengaluru, March 16: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be convening an all-party meeting to deliberate on the verdict of inter-state Cauvery river water between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The Chief Minister will fly down to the national capital to attend the much-anticipated engagement.
 
Earlier, the apex court had reduced Tamil Nadu's share Cauvery water from 192 tmcft to 177.25 tmcft and also directed the central government to constitute a Cauvery management body for the successful rollout of Cauvery verdict. The all-party meeting will focus on issues like alternative legal options such as review petition. It will discuss the matter of the constitution of the Cauvery Management Board as directed by SC.