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Based on the inflow, Karnataka is demanding its due share of water from the river. It states that the pre-Independence agreements are invalid and are angled heavily in the favour of the Madras Presidency, and has demanded a renegotiated settlement based on "equitable sharing of the waters".
Sep 26, 2023 · Just recently, Tamil Nadu took its case to the Supreme Court, asking Karnataka to release 24,000 cubic feet per second (cusecs) of Cauvery water daily to support their standing crops. In response, the court mandated Karnataka to release 10,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for a 15-day period. Here's an in-depth study of this dispute.
Sep 29, 2021 · Recently, the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) directed Karnataka to immediately release the balance quantum of water to Tamil Nadu. However, CWMA dropped discussion on the Mekedatu reservoir project following “strong protest” from Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry.
Aug 26, 2023 · The dispute is related to a long-standing conflict over the sharing of water from the Cauvery River. It involves 3 states and one Union Territory: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Puducherry. The dispute revolves around how the river water should be distributed among these states for various uses, including irrigation, drinking water, and ...
Jul 20, 2024 · Some of the most significant and largest inter-state water conflicts in India include the disputes regarding the water of Krishna-Godavari, Narmada, Sutlej-Yamuna Linking Canal and the Cauvery River dispute.
The Government of India constituted the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) on June 2, 1990, to adjudicate the water dispute between the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry with respect to the inter-state Cauvery water and river basin.
Sep 26, 2023 · The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) then calculated the water inflow to Tamil Nadu between 1980 and 1990. In 1991, the tribunal in its interim order directed Karnataka to ensure that...
The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) was constituted by the Government of India on 2nd June 1990 to adjudicate the water dispute regarding inter-state river Cauvery and the river valley thereof.
Feb 11, 2020 · Cauvery River, in the southern part of India, has been in the midst of such conflict for the last 130 years. Historically, the conflict has been about the right to use water and the states/provinces in conflict have used the water from the river for agricultural purposes.
The Cauvery water dispute has once again taken center stage, as Tamil Nadu appeals to the Supreme Court of India for intervention in ensuring the release of 24,000 cubic feet per second (cusecs) from its reservoir's water by Karnataka.
