Once the Supreme Court orders something, it is the obligation of the Executive and citizens to obey". The Bench ordered that for the interim, Karnataka will release 12,000 cusecs on a daily basis till September 20. Karnataka said that 66000 cusecs of water was released to Tamil Nadu from September 5 to 10 as a goodwill gesture. It said that the water is for storage purpose in Tamil Nadu, while Karnataka is reeling under a drinking water crisis. The apex court had ordered Karnataka to release 15,000 cusecs for 10 days to Tamil Nadu to feed its parched agricultural lands in the "interests of justice".

Source: The Hindu September 12, 2016 07:07 UTC