Cauveri Water Dispute Flashcards
When did cauvery water management authority reiterated the decision of regulation committee
18 September
ASKING KARANATAKA TO CONTINUE RELEASING 5000 cubic feet per second of water to TAMIL NADU for another 15 days
Demand of Tamil Nadu 12,500 cusecs
Agreed by karanataka-3000 cusecs
Really given -5000 cusecs (15 days)
What was Tamil nadu’s petition in august
Asked sc to make karanataka release 24000 cusecs from its reservoirs
Inter state border where water is acceped
Billigundlu
How is water shared?
Water in cauvery basin obligated karanataka to release water to TAMIL nadu (MONTHLY SCHEDULE)
NORMAL WATER YEAR( june to may)
Karanataka required to provide Tamil Nadu total of 177.25 TMC of water.
From JUNE TO SEPT- 123.14 TMC out of that
How was Cauvery water management authority (CWMA) and Cauvery water regulation committee (CWRC) were formed
Announced by CAUVERY DISPUTES TRIBUNAL IN 2007
Established by SC judgement in FEB 2018
History
1892- dispute btw presidency of Madras and princely state of Mysore (WHEN CONSTRUCTION OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS ON CAUVERY WAS PROPOSED BY LATTER
When was krishnaraja Sagar dam construction established
1924 among states allocation (50 yr timeline)
Ended in 1974
Started again dispute
When was Cauvery dispute tribunal finally set up
1990
When was allocation done
2007
KARANATAKA (270tmcft)
KERELA(30tmcft)
PUDICHERRY(97tmcft)
TAMIL NADU(419tmcft)
Tn karanataka not satisfied
Violent protests started
2018 redistributed
TN….404.25tmcft
KARANATAKA..284.75tmcft
When did the court redistribute the share of water between both sides
2018
CAUVERY RIVER
named as Ponni
Rises at- TALAKAVERI IN BRAHMAGIRI RANGE IN WESTERN GHATS(Kodagu district of karanataka)…
ELEVATION-1341 m
Flows for -800km before outfall in BAY OF BENGAL
3rd largest river after - GODAVARI AND KRISHNA
Covers states…KARANATAKA, PUDUCHERRY,KERALA
TRIBUTARIES
left bank- ARAKAVATHI,HEMA ATHI,SHIMSA,HARANGI
right bank- LAKSHMANTIRTHA, SUVARNAVATI, NOYIL,BHAVANI,KABINI,AMARAVATI
How much deficit rainfall in Kodagu district
44%
Billigundulu deficit..62.4%
Constitutional provisions
Article 262(1)…Parliament may adopt legislation for settlement of disputes or complaints concerning the use, distribution or control of trans boundary waters
Article 262(2) - parliament may adopt a law which may impede the jurisdiction of sc or any other court in relation to dispute referred to article 262(1)
State lists
Entry 17 of state list….deals with water
Entry 56 of union list…to solve and regulations
Inter state river water disputes act,1956- ENACTED UNDER ARTICLE 262
Amended in-2002 (SARKARIA COMMISSION)
Time frame to setup the water disputes tribunal
1 yr
To give decision…..3yrs
