Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re : News item appearing in Hindu dated 11.12.2023 titled “Cauvery basin lost nearly 12,850 sq.km. of green cover” dated 10/01/2024. The original application is registered suo motu on the basis of the news item titled “Cauvery basin lost …
The State contends that the setting up of a supervisory committee has become a futile exercise Contending that the setting up of a supervisory committee had become a futile exercise, the Tamil Nadu Government on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court for a direction to the Centre to constitute the Cauvery …
For residents of Iblur (near Sarjapur outer ring road), water crisis has become a way of life. They are heavily dependent on water tankers to meet their daily needs. The onset of monsoon has brought no respite to them. Mallikarjun, a resident, said: “For the past 30 years, the water …
Upping the ante against Karnataka for its refusal to release Cauvery waters, Tamil Nadu today decided to file a contempt petition in the Supreme Court besides seeking a direction for setting up two regulatory bodies to implement the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal's final award. Slamming Karnataka’s stand that the Supervisory …
In a setback to Tamil Nadu, the Cauvery Supervisory Committee on Wednesday turned down its demand for release of water from Karnataka as of now citing deficit in inflows and low storage levels in reservoirs in Karnataka. The secretary-level panel will, however, review the situation again in the first week …
The short-term kuruvai crop will be given a miss this year too with the supervisory panel set up to look into the implementation of final award of Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal rejecting theTamil Nadu government's demand for water from Karnataka reservoirs. The meeting, convened by Union water resources secretary S …
Even groundwater in the area is polluted: residents With the water from Mettur dam hardly reaching River Cauvery in Namakkal district, the effluents discharged from the unauthorised dyeing units in Pallipalayam and Komarapalayam into the river has become its only source of water. “Anyone crossing the bridge that connects Erode …
The state government has made it clear that it is impossible to release 134 tmcft of water to Tamil Nadu between June and September as stipulated in the Cauvery tribunal's award. On Thursday, the Congress government decided to request the Cauvery supervisory committee to review the earlier order and scale …
Even groundwater in the area is polluted, say residents With the water from Mettur dam hardly reaching River Cauvery in Namakkal district, the effluents discharged from the unauthorised dyeing units in Pallipalayam and Komarapalayam into the river has become its only source of water. “Anyone crossing the bridge that connects …
Huge profit margin lures even influential politicians. Illegal sand extraction from river beds in the district has become rampant due to great demand in Bangalore and Mysore — driven by boom in construction activities. While a load of sand costs Rs 10,000 in Mandya, it fetches up to Rs 25,000 …
CM convenes floor leaders meet on Tuesday to discuss the issue. A meeting of floor leaders of all parties has been convened in Bangalore on Tuesday to discuss the State’s stand on the implementation of the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT), Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced on …
The Tamil Nadu government has filed a suit in the Supreme Court seeking around Rs. 2,500 crore in damages from Karnataka for loss of ‘samba’ and ‘kuruvai’ crops owing to the non-release of water as per the interim award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal. Tamil Nadu has also sought …
The State has approached the Supreme Court once again on the Cauvery issue, this time seeking damages from Karnataka to the tune of about Rs. 2,480 crore for not following orders of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT). Besides, the State wanted the court to pass an order, directing Karnataka …
This Scheme may be called the Cauvery Water (Implementation of the Order of 2007) Scheme, 2013. It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. It is purely a temporary measure until a permanent Scheme namely the Cauvery Management Board as recommended by the …
BANGALORE: The water levels in Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) in Mandya district and Almatti in Bijapur, the lifelines for drinking water and irrigation in the Cauvery and Krishna basins, have almost touched dead storage. Tackling the escalating water crisis will be chief minister Siddaramaiah's first challenge. In Bangalore, Mysore, Hubli-Dharwad and …
New Delhi: Karnataka may seek to reopen the Cauvery waters award, with the ruling Congress accusing the ousted BJP regime of ignoring the state’s interests by casually over-committing in the Supreme Court. “The BJP government did not handle the Cauvery dispute in favour of the state. These issues are political …
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief minister J Jayalalithaa Friday urged the Centre to immediately constitute Cauvery Management Board and Cauvery Water Regulation Committee “to end the travails and tribulations of Cauvery delta farmers“ in Tamil Nadu“. Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa Friday urged the Centre to immediately constitute Cauvery Management Board and …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to take instructions as to when it proposed to constitute the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) and the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) so as to effectively implement the final order of the Cauvery Tribunal during the irrigation season commencing from June 1. …
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre, the States of Karnataka and Kerala and the Union Territory of Puducherry on an application from Tamil Nadu for a direction to the Centre to constitute the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) and the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) so as …
This has reference to the excellent article entitled “Cauvery Dispute: A Lament and a Proposal” (EPW, 30 March 2013) by Ramaswamy R Iyer on the history, complex dynamics and current status of the Cauvery River dispute. I run a conservation foundation in Bangalore and, as much of our work is …
The rapid growth of urban India has added new saliency to the resource conflict between the burgeoning cities and village India that continues to be the home for vast majority of Indians. Cities, like living organisms, depend on external metabolic flows to keep them alive. Among all the metabolic flows …
