Should karnataka forced to release cauvery waters even in drought years?

Question is not about cauvery, its about all the shared rivers. If a state can violate water sharing agreement then there are multiple shared rivers in india and every down stream state will eventually suffer.

Ok lets say there is severe drought. Karnataka should not keep all 100 percent of reduced water with it and leave tamilnadu people in suffering state. Instead in the reduced water, if both states can share 50 50 percent, it helps people of both states.

Karnataka built KRS dam which increased irrigation and increased its own consumption. If upstream states increase continuous usage, downstream users will eventually be deprived of their established share.

Tamilnadu agriculture system itself built on centuries of assured cauvery water flow. Cauvery delta has been a cultivated region for years. Assuming this water stability for the next years farmers made economic decisions for their well being. Abruptly cutting of water will destroy existing crops, increase debt and create many issues for farmers.

seshu_ganesh

Last seen 24m ago

Tamilnadu geographical dimensions making water essential. Control over source do not become ownership of the river, karnata being upstream it should not reserve water when down stream state tamilnadu do not have water, the purpose of water sharing mechanism is to prevent upstream from blocking water.

Usually tamilnadu always says, for centuries we were depending on cauvery water. Man, today water availability is not same as 100 years ago, karnataka had high availability during those days so it had ability to share it with tamilnadu. Now we do not have water for our own people and you are expecting to share with tamilnadu. Changing agriculture demands require reassessment of old assumptions.

suresh3549

Last seen 5m ago

Sharing is definitely duty, but survival is priority. If own state people do not have water to drink how come any government can send water for agriculture in other state. There is severe drought man and we do not have water for drinking.