‘No question of giving Cauvery water to TN’

The Karnataka government said on Friday there was no question of releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu in line with the Supreme Court’s directive as the state itself was facing a shortage of drinking water. “There is no water for drinking. If we had water we could have released. We have 3-4 tmc ft shortage to provide drinking water to Bengaluru, Mysuru and nearby villages. There is no question of releasing water,” water minister MB Patil said.