{
  "id": 619523,
  "title": "Cauvery water received by T.N. in July hits 50-year low",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/cauvery-water-received-by-t-n-in-july-hits-50-year-low",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T01:14:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/cauvery-water-received-by-tn-in-july-hits-50-year-low/article71302066.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tamil Nadu's share of the Cauvery water received in July was the lowest in the last 50 years, according to official data. The realisation this time was just 0.698 tmcft, against the stipulated 31.24 tmcft. This figure was recorded at Biligundulu, the measuring site since the enforcement of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal's final award in 2013. The previous lowest for this month was 2.441 tmcft in 2003.",
  "summary": "The realisation for the month did not even go past the one thousand million cubic feet-mark, with Biligundulu receiving only 0.698 tmcft against the State’s stipulated share of 31.24 tmcft",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}