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The Cauvery River Authority revised the Court's order from 1.25 TMC to 0.8 TMC per day. This time however, the Karnataka government in open defiance of the order of the Cauvery River Authority, refused to release any water succumbing to the large scale protests that had mounted in the Cauvery districts of the state. Tamil Nadu aghast at the ...
2023 Kaveri water sharing protests Part of the Kaveri River water dispute Cauvery river flows into Karnataka state and then into the Tamil Nadu state Date August 2023 (1 year ago) (2023-08) Location Karnataka, India Caused by Karnataka's refusal to release more Cauvery water amid drought Goals Stop releasing more water to Tamil Nadu Methods Gherao (encirclement), dharna (sit-in), raasta roko ...
On 25 June 1991, the Kaveri Water Tribunal, constituted in 1990, directed the Karnataka state government to release 205 billion ft 3 (5.8 km 3) of water to Tamil Nadu within a year. Karnataka issued an ordinance to annul the tribunal's award but this was struck down by the Supreme Court of India.
The 2018 Kaveri River water sharing protests are a series of ongoing protests on the issue of water sharing problems from the River Kaveri between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka which are two states in India. The Kaveri water dispute has been a major controversial issue between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over the years and the issue has been raised ...
The Hogenakkal project was approved in 1998 by Union government of India. The project just like the Bangalore project an extra demand on the neighbouring state for Cauvery water since each state would use its share. The Hindu – Karnataka gave consent in 1998 to Hogenakkal project: Tamil Nadu
Hogenakkal Integrated Drinking Water Project is a fluorosis mitigation drinking water project being undertaken at Hogenakkal, Dharmapuri district, state of Tamil Nadu, India. [1] It is scheduled to be executed by Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD), with funding from Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) using Tamil Nadu ...
The Interstate River Water Disputes Act, 1956 (IRWD Act) is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted under Article 262 of Constitution of India on the eve of reorganization of states on linguistic basis to resolve the water disputes that would arise in the use, control and distribution of an interstate river [1] or river valley. [2]
The Mettur Dam is one of the largest dams in India and also the largest in Tamil Nadu, located across the river Kaveri where it enters the plains. Built in 1934, it took nine years to complete. [ 1 ] Maximum height and width of the dam are 214 and 171 feet, respectively. [ 2 ]