Prime Minister's Office

PM calls for a workable solution of Cauvery water problem
The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee called for a workable solution of Cauvery river water problem for the current season, so that farmers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are able to cultivate their fields in the present drought situation. ..................

Ministry of Human Resource Development

Literacy vital input in various aspects of country's development - Vice President
The Vice President, Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, said that illiteracy is a curse on the county and is a big handicap in the country's development. ..................

Prime Minister's Office

Karnataka to release 0.8 TMC per day to Tamil Nadu
The 5th emergency meeting of the Cauvery River Authority concluded here today with a decision that Karnataka should release waters from its reservoirs to ensure an inflow of 9000 cusecs amounting to 0.8 TMC per day at Mettur, accounted on a weekly average basis for the months of September and October, 2002. ..................