TN urges Centre to immediately constitute CMB

The Tamil Nadu government today urged the Centre to immediately set up the Cauvery Management Board to enable ryots from the state take up farming in the next irrigation season starting on June 1 this year.

Chief Minister K Palaniswami presented a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the state today, even as widespread protests greeted Modi over the Cauvery issue.

Pro-Tamil outfits protesting over the Cauvery issue showed black flags to Modi when he arrived to formally inaugurate India's mega defence exhibition, the Defexpo, at Thiruvidanthai, about 40 km from here.

In his memorandum, released to the media, Palaniswami said the Supreme Court in its February 16 verdict said that a scheme be formulated by the central government within six weeks to "implement the notified final order of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal as modified by its judgment."
Palaniswami urged Modi to immediately constitute the Cauvery Management Board and the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee "vested with all powers to effectively implement the orders of the Tribunal and the Supreme Court."