Cauvery: T.N. to wait for outcome of meeting

By Our Special Correspondent

CHENNAI, AUG. 28. The Tamil Nadu Government would ``prefer to wait'' till Karnataka informed about the schedule for the meeting between the State PWD Minister and the Karnataka Chief Minister to discuss the Cauvery water issue, the Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa said here.

The Chief Minister refused to comment on the Karnataka Irrigation Minister's statement that the State had no surplus water to spare for Tamil Nadu, stating that she could not comment on the basis of media reports. ``We prefer to wait for the Karnataka Government's reply,'' she told reporters at the Secretariat.

Ms. Jayalalithaa had written to her Karnataka counterpart, Mr.S. M. Krishna, seeking an appointment for a meeting with the Minister and the Secretary of the State PWD. Mr. Krishna had sent a reply stating that he would indicate the date for the meeting. The Chief Minister added that the Cauvery Monitoring Committee would meet in Delhi on September 6. ``We would like to wait for the outcome of the meeting.''

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