Bommai urges Karnataka not to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu amid reservoir concernsFormer Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai urged the state government not to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, citing low reservoir levels and drinking water needs. That is why Tamil Nadu continues to exert pressure for water release,” Bommai alleged. Shivakumar regarding the issue and claimed that the Chief Minister shared similar concerns about the state’s water situation. During our tenure, when similar orders were issued, we stood firm and did not release water. Bommai’s remarks come amid growing political tensions over the Cauvery water-sharing dispute following the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’s recent directive asking Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu for 15 days.