Asking Karnataka to adhere to the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal orders and constitution of an empowered Cauvery Management Board were the only hope for the delta farmers, the farmers insisted. The delta farmers had lost the kuruvai for five successive years and this year's samba crop is in danger of perishing soon. ``We need at least 45 tmcft water to save the standing samba crop in the delta over the next 120 days. The team interacted with the farmers in Chozhagankudikadu and Chokkanavoor in Thanjavur district, Perugavazhndan, Kovilur, Siddhamalli, Nedumkulam in Tiruvarur district, Karunganni and Killikkudi in Nagapattinam district. The team would be objectively discharging its duty as mandated by the Supreme Court, he noted.

Source: The Hindu October 10, 2016 16:28 UTC