Cauvery issue: With the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee once again recommending Karnataka to release 3,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for 15 days, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday said the state government is committed to protect the interests of its farmers, irrespective of whatever the order may be, reported news agency PTI.

The Deputy CM, who is also the Minister in-charge of the state's Water Resources department, said implementing the Mekedatu balancing reservoir project across the Cauvery river at Kanakapura taluk in Ramanagara district to which the neighbouring Tamil Nadu is opposed to, is the top priority of his government, reported PTI.