Bengaluru/New Delhi: Urging Karnataka to consider releasing of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, Supreme Court on Friday, said that it should follow ‘live and let live’ policy.

Tamil Nadu went to the Supreme Court after it received less water that what it had been promised by Karnataka, which argued that there is no water in its reservoirs. The court said, “Both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu should maintain harmony in the water dispute.” It also asked Karnataka to inform it on Monday how much water it can release to Tamil Nadu.

Farmers across Tamilnadu have been protesting against Karnataka for not releasing water despite a court-appointed tribunal had ordering it. The judge said, “When there is deficit in the release of water some attempts have to be made by Karnataka so that Tamil Nadu can survive as an entity. You can’t say you are not bothered about the Tribunal’s (decision). If the tribunal determined the formula, how can you get away from it?”

Karnataka has an obligation to deliver 192 thousand million cubic feet of water to Tamil Nadu every year, according to the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal. However, this year Karnataka has failed to even meet its monthly quotas.