Tamil Nadu should stop whining about Cauvery River and instead desalinate sea water for drinking purpose as well as for irrigation



— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) September 7, 2016

(With inputs from ANI)

NEW DELHI: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has given Tamil Nadu government a piece of his mind and asked the state to stop 'whining' about the Cauvery river “Tamil Nadu should stop whining about Cauvery river,” he said in a tweet early Wednesday morning, even as Karnataka government started releasing the water from Krishna Sagar dam "with a heavy heart".The leader also advised the Tamil Nadu state to rather focus on desalinating its sea water for irrigation and drinking purposes.Tamil Nadu had moved court after Karnataka released far less water this year than was decided in 2007 by a court-appointed tribunal.The Supreme Court on Monday, directed the Karnataka government to release 15,000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day to Tamil Nadu for the next 10 days to ameliorate the plight of farmers. Noting that the samba crops in Tamil Nadu would be adversely affected, the bench directed Karnataka to ensure supply of water to the state.The apex court also directed Tamil Nadu to approach the supervisory committee within three days for the release of Cauvery water as per the final order of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal ’s (CWDT).Meanwhile, farmers staged protests in various parts of Karnataka, blocking several roads and forcing schools and colleges to shut down.