Bengaluru/Chennai: The high-level technical committee headed by GS Jha, chairman of Central Water Commission (CWC), to assess the ground realities in the Cauvery basin areas of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka will submit its report submitted to the Supreme Court on or before October 17.
Jha who spoke to reporters said, “We are in the process of analysing the data and the submissions we have received from representatives of farmers and the government. We will submit our report to the Supreme Court on or before October 17.”
The 14-member team constituted by the Union Ministry of Water Resources, visited the Hemavathi, Kabini, Krishnarajasagar and Harangi reservoirs and visited the basin areas in Karnataka. It also visited Stanley reservoir in Salem, Lower Bhavani dam in Erode and delta districts Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam.
The other members of the technical team are CWC member (Water Planning & Projects), S Masood Husain, and CWC chief engineer (Krishna and Godavari Basin Organisation) R K Gupta, chief secretaries/his representatives, and chief engineers from the basin states, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Union territory of Puducherry.
The court will take up the case for hearing on October 18.
