Chennai, Feb 19: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday held discussions with legal experts on the
Supreme Court's final verdict on the Cauvery issue, which has reduced the
State's share of water by 14 point 75 tmc ft.
According to sources, in the meeting attended by senior officials and experts from the legal fraternity at the State Secretariat, the Chief Minister discussed the future coure of action on the issue.
'A decision will be arrived at soon,' sources said.
Mr Palaniswami had on Saturday told reporters at Coimbatore that it was heartening that the Supreme Court had ordered the setting up of the Cauvery Management Board in six weeks time.
He said legal experts would be conducted to decide the next course of action of the State on the issue.
Earlier in a release, he said the Supreme Court verdict reducing the quantum of Cauvery water to be released for Tamilnadu to 177.25 tmcft as against 192 tmcft allotted in the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal was 'disappointing'.
Mr Palaniswami, who was facing criticisms from the DMK for allegedly not effectively putting for the state's arguments in the apex court, however, said 'several advantageous features for Tamil Nadu have found place in the verdict.'
The Supreme Court directing the Centre to evolve an action plan within six weeks to implement the final award of the Cauvery tribunal was a 'big victory', he said.
The state government would urge the Centre to implement the action plan within a time-frame, he added.
The apex court also recognised the Cauvery tribunal’s endorsement of 24.708 lakh acres in Tamil Nadu’s Cauvery basin for irrigation, he said.
Also, the court had confirmed that Tamil Nadu should be given water for 15 years as per the Cauvery tribunal’s final award.
Slamming the DMK for claiming that the state's rights were given up by the ruling AIADMK, he said 'the DMK is trying to create such an impression.'
The truth was that the DMK had given up Tamil Nadu’s rights during its regime' and it did not stop the construction of a dam by Karnataka in 1974, Mr Palaniswami said. UNI
According to sources, in the meeting attended by senior officials and experts from the legal fraternity at the State Secretariat, the Chief Minister discussed the future coure of action on the issue.
'A decision will be arrived at soon,' sources said.
Mr Palaniswami had on Saturday told reporters at Coimbatore that it was heartening that the Supreme Court had ordered the setting up of the Cauvery Management Board in six weeks time.
He said legal experts would be conducted to decide the next course of action of the State on the issue.
Earlier in a release, he said the Supreme Court verdict reducing the quantum of Cauvery water to be released for Tamilnadu to 177.25 tmcft as against 192 tmcft allotted in the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal was 'disappointing'.
Mr Palaniswami, who was facing criticisms from the DMK for allegedly not effectively putting for the state's arguments in the apex court, however, said 'several advantageous features for Tamil Nadu have found place in the verdict.'
The Supreme Court directing the Centre to evolve an action plan within six weeks to implement the final award of the Cauvery tribunal was a 'big victory', he said.
The state government would urge the Centre to implement the action plan within a time-frame, he added.
The apex court also recognised the Cauvery tribunal’s endorsement of 24.708 lakh acres in Tamil Nadu’s Cauvery basin for irrigation, he said.
Also, the court had confirmed that Tamil Nadu should be given water for 15 years as per the Cauvery tribunal’s final award.
Slamming the DMK for claiming that the state's rights were given up by the ruling AIADMK, he said 'the DMK is trying to create such an impression.'
The truth was that the DMK had given up Tamil Nadu’s rights during its regime' and it did not stop the construction of a dam by Karnataka in 1974, Mr Palaniswami said. UNI
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