❖ With this month’s Cauvery realisation touching around 76 thousand million cubic feet (tmc ft), Tamil Nadu is on the verge of receiving its annual share of the river water: 177.25 tmc ft.

❖ As of August 28, 2024, the State received approximately 174.7733 tmc ft, since June 1, 2024.

❖ In June and July, the figures of realisation were 2.25 tmc ft and 96.54 tmc ft, respectively.

❖ A perusal of the data of realisation for August since 1974 would reveal that the average figure for the 50-year-long period (1974-2023) was 62 tmc ft.