Need to conserve available water in Cauvery basin for irrigation

Terming the Supervisory Committee set up to implement the final award of Cauvery water dispute tribunal as 'toothless', Tamil Nadu unit of BJP today demanded that a permanent body be formed so that Karnataka could be directed to release water to the ...

Water Disputes Tribunal rejecting theTamil Nadu government's demand for water from Karnataka reservoirs. The meeting, convened by Union water resources secretary S K Das,

The Centre on Saturday initiated steps to implement the award of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal by holding the first meeting of the Supervisory Committee which saw Tamil Nadu demanding its share of water for June as stipulated in the award.

In what can be construed as a significant step towards the implementation of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) order, the Central government has notified the Cauvery Water (Implementation of Order of 2007) Scheme, 2013. The scheme will be ...

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The first meeting of the Supervisory Committee on the Cauvery dispute was held here on Saturday, with the Tamil Nadu Government demanding water for June, as stipulated in the tribunal's award. In response, the Chairman, Central Water Commission, ...

Bangalore: Hitting back at its Tamil Nadu counterpart for seeking around Rs 2,500 crore damages from the state vis-a-vis Cauvery dispute, saying its neighbour got more water than required for its Samba and Kuruvai crops. We have data and information ...

Was it the DMK that was behind the UPA government's reluctance to side with Karnataka's farmers in the Cauvery water dispute? Or was it the BJP state government that failed to swing it their way? What people believe is the right answer could decide, ...