Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Irrigation Minister D K Shivakumar today said that the water storage deficit in Cauvery basin reservoirs was at 28 per cent.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said that an appeal will be submitted to the Cauvery Water Management Authority against its order to the State to release 1 TMC of water to Tamil Nadu every day.
Anderson drew curtains to a legendary Test career spanning 188 Test matches and more than two decades on a high note, as England beat West Indies by an innings and 114 runs on Friday.
A day after the Munak canal barrage broke down, Delhi's Water Minister Atishi on Friday conveyed that the repair work at the barrage is underway on a war footing and the levelling and compaction of the broken part of the embankment has been completed.
The Tamil Nadu and Karnataka governments are locked in a protracted tussle over the sharing of Cauvery river water. The river is seen as a major source of sustenance for the people in either state.
A large number of fans gathered in cinema halls in Chennai to watch 'Indian 2,' which hit the big screens on Friday after a long delay and nearly four years of shooting.
Heavy rains in Moradabad have led to flood like situations today. The public has been facing issues like water logging and farmers facing severe crop damage.
A day after the Munak canal barrage broke down, the situation on Friday improved in JJ colony of Bawana in Northwest Delhi that led to severe waterlogging in the area.
The Indian Meterological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Mumbai, indicating heavy to very heavy rainfall on Friday and Saturday. There is a monsoon trough and a cyclonic circulation has also developed over Mumbai, which has resulted in strong westerly winds, the Met Depart
On Thursday night dewatering machines were used to clear waterlogging in the JJ Colony after a breach in the sub-branch of the Munak Canal, which is a part of the Western Yamuna Canal. Its Career Lined Channel (CLC) that runs into Bawana broke, leading to floods in nearby areas.
An emergency meeting of the Water Resources Department has been called on Friday at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's residence after the Cauvery Water Control Committee recommended releasing 1 TMC of water to Tamil Nadu every day.