In a big relief to the state of Karnataka, Supreme Court of India on Friday increased the share of Cauvery water to the state by 14.75 TMC - thousand million cubic feet. On the contrary, the order of the apex court lessened the share of Tamil Nadu to 177.25 tmc ft from the earlier allocation of 192 tmc ft. Where this judgement is seen as a political boon for Congress in the election-bound Karnataka, on another hand, it is bound to further brew the boiling pot in Tamil Nadu.
During the hearing, a 3-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said that 20 tmc ft of groundwater in Tamil Nadu had not been accounted for and needed to be seen. While the Supreme Court made it clear that increase in the share of Cauvery water for Karnataka by 14.75 tmc ft has been done keeping in view the fact that there is an increased demand of drinking water by Bengaluru and also for many industrial activities.