The Hindu : Kerala News : Kerala not satisfied with Cauvery tribunal order

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Kerala not satisfied with Cauvery tribunal order

Staff Reporter

Issue will be discussed with legal experts: Achuthanandan

ALAPPUZHA: Kerala Chief Minister V. S. Achuthanandan and Water Resources Minister N. K. Premachandran said here on Monday that the State was not satisfied with the final order delivered by the Cauvery tribunal, awarding 30 tmc ft of water to the State.

Talking to reporters at separate functions in the district, they said the State would appeal against the order after seeking expert legal opinion.

Mr. Achuthanandan said Kerala had sought at least 99.8 tmc ft. of water from the Cauvery.

Mr. Premachandran said he had discussed the issue with the Chief Minister and was assessing the situation. The future course of action would be decided after studying the order, he said.

The Minister said the three tributaries of Cauvery — Kabani, Pambar and Bhavani — originated from the State and contributed 147 tmc ft water to the Cauvery. The Government's stand was that the State should get a proportionate share of the waters. Kerala should get at least 99.8 tmc ft of the Cauvery waters. However, the tribunal had conceded only less than one-third of the State's demand, Mr. Premachandran said.

The Minister said the State had two options before it. "We can file a review petition before the tribunal within three months or go in appeal against the award before the Supreme Court."

Mr. Premachandran said the assessment committee of the tribunal had recommended that Kerala was eligible to get 33.4 tmc ft of water from the Cauvery. The present award was less than both recommendations and could not be accepted, the Minister said.

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