Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Water rights activists from Marathwada have demanded action against the officials of the water resources department for not releasing 8.6 TMC water for the Jayakwadi dam from upstream areas despite the official decision. Highlighting that water release is mandatory, an advocacy group Marathwada Pani Parishad has filed a petition before the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) for immediate official intervention. Narhari Shivpure, head of the advocacy group, the GMIDC authorities should be punished for contempt of the court. Among other developments, a group of farmers led by Kisan Sabha has started a sit-in agitation in front of the office of the Godavari Marathwada Irrigation Development Corporation (GMIDC) from Monday to press for water release. Kisan Sabha leader Rajan Kshirsgar said it is unprecedented that the GMIDC authorities were reluctant to release the water despite issuing an order. Another water rights activist Abhijeet Dhanorkar said a contempt petition would be filed before the Supreme Court if the Jayakwadi dam does not get water in the next few days. When contacted, an executive engineer with GMIDC on Monday said official instructions were awaited for the actual release of water for the Jayakwadi dam. We also published the following articles recentlyAndhra Pradesh to release water once a week for standing crops in Krishna deltaThe state government of Andhra Pradesh has implemented the warabandi system, involving weekly on-off releases of water, to protect crops in the Krishna delta due to limited water resources. The irrigation department has already supplied 85 tmc ft of water to the eastern and western deltas. With a contingency plan in place, the government has carefully managed the water crisis by utilizing the Pulichintala project and the Pattiseema scheme. The Krishna river basin experienced low rainfall, leading to insufficient water in the Srisailam and Nagarjunasagar reservoirs.CWMA orders Karnataka to release 2,600 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil NaduThe Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) has upheld the decision to release 2,600 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for three weeks. The decision was made by the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) and aims to sustain irrigation in the delta districts. The Karnataka government argued that it was not in a position to release any water due to the end of the southwest monsoon and lack of inflows in its reservoirs. However, the CWMA emphasized the priority of meeting drinking water requirements and stated that irrigation demands could not be met given the deficit inflow in the reservoirs.Rain across TN: Water level in Vaigai dam reaches 66 feet, flood warning issuedThe water level in Vaigai dam in Madurai, India has reached 66 feet, prompting authorities to issue the first flood warning of the season. The dam is nearing its total capacity of 71 feet and has received an inflow of water. The Periyar dams level stands at 125.5 feet, with an inflow of water as well. The water resources department issued the warning to residents living along the Vaigais banks and will release surplus water into the river once the level exceeds 70 feet. Farmers are concerned about the delayed release impacting their harvest.

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