The Supreme Court ordered the Karnataka government on Tuesday to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu for three days. The apex court asked AG to facilitate meeting between executive heads of 2 states and the Centre to resolve Cauvery impasse. The next hearing in the case will be held on Friday. Karnataka sought time till January from the top court a day ago to release more Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu as it needed the depleting source for drinking purposes. Tamil Nadu had filed a counter affidavit, urging the Supreme Court that Karnataka should not be heard till it complied with the directives of the apex court as well as the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT). The Cauvery Supervisory Committee on September 19 asked Karnataka to release 3,000 cusecs per day from September 21 to 30, but the apex court on September 20 doubled the quantum to 6,000 cusecs from September 21-27 after Tamil Nadu pressed for more water to save its samba paddy crop. Karnataka has maintained that its citizens would go thirsty and crops in the state will be ravaged if it releases any more water to Tamil Nadu.