1.5 tmcft of Cauvery water flowing to Tamil Nadu daily, says DK Shivakumar
Bengaluru(PTI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday informed the Legislative Assembly that 1.5 tmcft of water is flowing to Biligundlu in Tamil Nadu daily, with increase in the inflow into the four major reservoirs in the Cauvery river basin in his state, following good rains in the catchment areas.
Also the Water Resources Minister, he said: "if things continue this way the problem in releasing water to Tamil Nadu may probably get sorted out."
The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) last week issued a directive to the State to release one tmcft (thousand million cubic feet) of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu daily from July 12 to this month-end.
"The inflow into Harangi is 12,827 cusecs, Hemavati is 14,027 cusecs, to KRS 25,933 cusecs, and to Kabini it is 22,840 cusecs," Shivakumar said.
Making a statement in the House, he said: "As per their (CWRC) calculation 40 tmc water has to go to Biligundlu (in Tamil Nadu), so far six tmc has gone. So every day about 1.5 tmc is going. If things continue this way probably our problem will get sorted out."
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had after an all party meeting on Sunday said the government was ready to release 8,000 cusecs of water from the Cauvery river every day to Tamil Nadu instead of one tmcft (11,500 cusecs).
The storage in the four reservoirs in the Cauvery basin stood at 63 per cent of the total capacity and, in this situation, the state was not in a position to release one tmcft of water each day, he had said.
Leader of Opposition R Ashoka said because of rains the Cauvery problem is getting resolved.
"During the all party meeting we had said: don't release water and go for an appeal, but the legal opinion that came was to release 8,000 cusecs and IA (interlocutory application) will be filed. We had told the government that if there are more rains, release water (to Tamil Nadu) and if there are less rains then immediately stop it. Rain is on...it is good...at least the dispute will resolve as of now. I thank the rain god for this," he said.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
