Centre talks with 4 states over Cauvery Water Management Board setup

New Delhi, March 09: The Centre on Friday held consultations with top officials from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry on the Supreme Court verdict on the Cauvery water issue and its order to set up a Cauvery Water Management Board within six weeks.

Central Water Resources Secretary Upendra Prasad Singh met the Chief Secretaries and Water Resources Secretaries of the four states amid speculation that Karnataka may file a review petition against the Supreme Court order.

"Where does the question arise? The Supreme Court has already passed an order and that order is applicable to everybody," replied Singh to a query on whether the states had any issue on the formation of the Cauvery Water Management Board.