Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar stated that the Mekedatu dam project will benefit Tamil Nadu, especially with the abundant monsoon rains boosting Cauvery River inflows. While addressing concerns from Tamil Nadu, he emphasised that the project would favour Tamil Nadu more than Karnataka.
Cauvery river dispute: Advocate Mohan Katarki, who was present in the meeting, said this time Krishnarajasagar dam on Cauvery river has only 54 per cent water whereas other dams in the Cauvery basin have only 63 per cent water.
Cauvery water dispute: Cauvery is an interstate basin that originates in Karnataka and passes through Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry before draining into the Bay of Bengal. The total watershed of the Kaveri basin is 81,155 sq km, of which the river’s catchment area is about 34,273 sq km in Karnataka.
The Cauvery Water Management Authority ordered the Karnataka government to release 5,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for 15 days, leading to protests in Karnataka. Despite the Karnataka government's appeal to the Supreme Court, the court upheld the order, intensifying the protests.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar will meet Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to discuss the Cauvery issue.
Four teenagers drowned in the Cauvery river at T Narasipura in the district, police said on Friday.
During the hearing, Attorney General KK Venugopal Centre sought more time for setting up of the Board on the ground that PM Narendra Modi and other ministers are busy campaigning in Karnataka for the May 12 Assembly elections.
The Supreme Court had on February 16 directed the Karnataka government to release 177.25 tmcft of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, reducing the quantum specified by the tribunal in 2007.
The actor, who has announced that he will soon make the political plunge, further said that the Tamil Nadu government should take steps to file a review petition on the matter.
By virtue of today's apex court verdict, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Union Territory Puducherry would be annually entitled to 404.25 tmcft, 284.75 tmcft, 30 tmcft and 7 tmcft of Cauvery water respectively out of a total of 740 tmcft.
A three-judge bench of SC had reserved its verdict on the appeals filed by Karnataka, TN and Kerala against the 2007 award of CWDT on sharing of water, after marathon hearing on Sept 2017
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Karnataka to release 6000 cusecs of water from Cauvery river for three days to Tamil Nadu
The Pro-Kannada outfits and farmers today are protesting in different parts of Karnataka against Supreme Court’s order to the state to release 6000 cusecs of Cauvery River water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu.
In a huge blow to the Karnataka government which had moved the apex court against the Cauvery Supervisory Committee’s order to release 3,000 cusecs daily for 10 days from September 21-30 , the Supreme Court today directed Karnataka to release 6000 cu
With the Supreme Court expected to take up Karnataka government’s plea challenging the Cauvery Supervisory Committee’s order yesterday asking the government to release more water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, the Bengaluru police have beefed up securit
DMK leaders MK Stalin and Kanimozhi were among several leaders detained today while staging protests in support of a shutdown called in Tamil Nadu over the Cauvery row.
The Supreme Court today asked the Tamil Nadu and Karnataka governments to maintain peace, harmony, order and respect and dignity of the law.
Normalcy returned to violence-hit Bengaluru after violent protest over Cauvery River water shook the city for two days. The city police said that curfew has been lifted from 16 police station limits of Bengaluru.
The Cauvery river water dispute today took an ugly turn with violent protests all over Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Tensions have been on the rise with security being tightened across the two states to prevent
New Delhi, Oct 12: The Supreme Court today agreed to examine the Cauvery Monitoring Committee report which reportedly decided that Tamil Nadu would get 8.85 tmc of water next fortnight from the river basin to
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