EXPLAINED: What is Cauvery water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu?
September 30, 2023 12:47 ISTCauvery 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.