Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday held a meeting to discuss the Cauvery river water sharing issue over which Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have been at loggerheads.<br/><br/> According to news agency PTI, the meeting was convened to iron out differences between both the states. Some ministers and officials were present in the meeting where various options were discussed to resolve the matter.<br/><br/>Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti had also convened a meeting on Thursday, but it was failed to achieve any breakthrough. In the meeting, Tamil Nadu refused to accept Karnataka's proposal that an expert committee be sent to the river basin to assess water availability. <br/><br/>Tamil Nadu has been demanding release of its share in the river water which has been rejected by neighbouring Karnataka citing its requirements for drinking and irrigation purposes. The Tamil Nadu government has been insisting on implementing the Supreme Court's order on 27th of this month to release 6,000 cusecs of water in three days and setting up of a Cauvery Management Board.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday held a meeting to discuss the Cauvery river water sharing issue over which Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have been at loggerheads.<br/><br/> According to news agency PTI, the meeting was convened to iron out differences between both the states. Some ministers and officials were present in the meeting where various options were discussed to resolve the matter.<br/><br/>Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti had also convened a meeting on Thursday, but it was failed to achieve any breakthrough. In the meeting, Tamil Nadu refused to accept Karnataka's proposal that an expert committee be sent to the river basin to assess water availability. <br/><br/>Tamil Nadu has been demanding release of its share in the river water which has been rejected by neighbouring Karnataka citing its requirements for drinking and irrigation purposes. The Tamil Nadu government has been insisting on implementing the Supreme Court's order on 27th of this month to release 6,000 cusecs of water in three days and setting up of a Cauvery Management Board.