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The issue has again come to the fore due to the sluggish monsoon and the demand of farmers from both states for river water to save their crops.

The meeting comes against the backdrop of the Cauvery Water Management Authority’s (CWMA) move to defer its decision on TN’s request to order release of water by Karnataka by a week.

The project has been designed in such a way that even if the inflow levels are at 50 cusecs, the water supply would not be disrupted.

Water flow from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry has fallen to unprecedented levels, while reservoir storage has dropped sharply, with some reservoirs slipping below the 30-year average.

The march went on for only a few 100 metres from the Hosur bus stand before it was stopped by police.

The chief minister clarified that the privilege is not limited to people’s representatives from any specific party.