Cauvery order: Centre convenes meeting on March 9
The meeting intimation says that it has been convened to discuss the recent Supreme Court judgment on sharing of the Cauvery water.
The Centre has called a meeting of the chief secretaries of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry to discuss the proposal for setting up a mechanism to implement the Supreme Court judgement on allocation of the Cauvery river water on March 9 here.
Upendra Prasad Singh, Secretary to the Union Ministry of Water Resources, will chair the meeting.
The meeting intimation says that it has been convened to discuss the recent Supreme Court judgment on sharing of the Cauvery water.
The Centre has written to the states to also suggest a convenient date for the meeting of the chief ministers of the Cauvery river riparian states to discuss the issue further. The chief ministers' meeting will be chaired by Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari and the date will be fixed soon after consulting the states, sources said.
The meeting was convened following the Supreme Court judgment on February 16, which directed the Centre to frame a "scheme" within six weeks to implement its order on allocation of water among the riparian states.
The Centre will hear from the riparian states on the issue of setting up the Cauvery Management Board, said the official, adding that the Union Ministry of Water Resources was bound to convene the meeting of the chief ministers of the riparian states with regard to the Supreme Court order, before the six-week period lapses, to avoid contempt of court.
Any delay by the Centre's part in convening the meeting may encourage one of the states to approach the Supreme Court, complaining about the non-compliance of its order, said the official.
