The Supreme Court delivered judgment on the almost 120-year-old Cauvery river water sharing dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Police reinforcements have been kept on standby in both states regarding the same. The verdict has been pronounced by a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra.

Tamil Nadu's share of water from the river Cauvery has been reduced by the Supreme Court and Karnataka will receive a bigger share. Karnataka will now release 177.25 TMC or thousand million cubic feet to Tamil Nadu instead of 192. The verdict is said to have been made in the light to take care of drinking water problems in Bengaluru.