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Cauvery water dispute between the tamil nadu and karnataka is almost 124 years old. To many known as the daksina ganga, the ganges of the south, the cauvery is crucial to agriculture in this region of tamil nadu. Parts of tamil nadu, kerala, karnataka and pondicherry. The war over the cauvery river is getting uglier with widespread vandalism and massive protests paralysing parts of karnataka, especially bengaluru and mysuru today. The dispute, primarily between riparian states of karnataka and tamil nadu, is nearly 150 years old. Sep 23, 2016 download full document in pdf kaveri river dispute andeconomicsof water andpolicy zulfiqar sheth is a doctoral fellow at department of economics, aligarh muslim university.

To implement this interim measure, the cauvery river authority cra and the c auvery monitoring committee cmc were formed. Now, therefore, inexercise of powers conferred by section 4 of the said act, the central government hereby constitutes a water disputes tribunal called the cauvery water disputes. Cq press your definitive resource for politics, policy and people. Cauvery river water dispute pdf download for upsc mains exam. However, a major problem in implementing this aspect is the absence of a cauvery management board and a regulatory authority, which the tribunal had wanted created to oversee implementation. The interstate river water sharing disputes are settled with the publication of decisions of respective tribunal. Full text of supreme court verdict on cauvery water dispute. Consequently, interstate and intrastate disputes over water have arisen, but none have been finally resolved by political or judicial means available under the constitution of india. Wris and physiographic map of india from wateratlas. It originates at talacauvery in kodagu district in karnataka.

No immediate solution in sight cauvery river supervisory committee, which met to discuss the quantum of release, did not take any decision and will meet again on september 10. The cauvery river authority revised the courts order from 1. The interstate river water disputes are one of the most contiguous issues in the indian federalism today. Nov 24, 20 as per the interstate river water disputes act, 1956 isrwd act, 1956 when the water dispute arises among two or more state governments, the central government receives a request under section 3 of the act from any of the basis states with regard to existence of water dispute.

The cauvery water disputes tribunal, which gave its award in 2007, has asked the parties to share the deficiency on a pro rata basis. Sharing of cauvery river water steel frame of india. Sage video bringing teaching, learning and research to life. Heres a quick brief on the cauvery river whose waters are a source of angst for the people of karnataka and tamil nadu. Oct 16, 2018 pdf earlier this year the sc of india delivered a monumental verdict on the cauvery river basin, settling a decadeslong dispute over allocation. The cauvery river basin has been the focal point of one of the most contentious river water sharing dispute in the history of independent india. The cauvery a river of power and dispute usp electronic. This is only the latest episode in a dispute that predates indian independence. It is one of the important rivers in the territory. Cauvery dispute and its solutions civil service 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 the two main states of india. Cauvery water dispute conflict explained in 10 points the sc permitted tamil nadu tn to draw additional 10 tmcft ground water from a total available 20 tmcft beneath cauvery basin. The sharing of waters of the kaveri river has been the source of a serious conflict between the two states of tamil nadu and karnataka. Jds supremo and former prime minister deve gowda has advised his son and karnataka cm hd kumaraswamy to adopt a flexible strategy to deal with the centre and tamil nadu on the cauvery river dispute.

The kaveri water dispute has been a major controversial issue between tamil nadu and karnataka over the years and the issue has been raised further with protests. Besides the new tribunal, the government has also proposed to float its benches by amending the interstate water disputes act, 1956 to look into disputes as and when required. According to the karnataka government, the cauvery water issue must be viewed from an angle. River cauvery dispute among the states on the use of its waters breach of madras mysore agreements of 1892 and 1924 request for adjudication. As the sixweek deadline given by the supreme court to the centre to formulate a scheme on the cauvery dispute ends, the tamil nadu government has decided a.

Introduction the sharing of river waters across political boundaries is a. Supreme court has differed from the cauvery tribunal on. Formation of tribunal the water disputes arose among the two or more states, the central government receives a request from the state governments under section 3 of the interstate river water disputes act isrwd with regard to the existence of water dispute. Mohan katarki the cauvery issue between the states of karnataka and tamil nadu and their predecessor states has gone on for nearly two centuries. Feb 05, 2018 both states are unhappy with the cauvery water disputes tribunals february 5, 2007 verdict. Due to scarcity of water in karnataka and they opposed to give water to tamil nadu farmers. The centre had justified that it had set up the cauvery river water authority and supervisory committee following the. Sep 16, 2016 before getting into cauvery river dispute, may i get the liberty to bring your attention towards the river indus. Burma trading companyis still the source of some conflict in the reserve. Here is a brief history of the dispute over the cauvery waters between the two states. Kaveri water dispute water economics and challenges to. The supreme court declares an interstate river like cauvery as a national asset. The cauvery water disputes tribunal cwdt was constituted by the government of india on 2nd june 1990 to adjudicate the water dispute regarding inter. The recent cases of the cauvery water dispute and the satluj yamuna link canal case are examples.

Cauvery water dispute blogs, comments and archive news on. The karnataka government said it was not in a position to release cauvery river water to neighbouring tamil nadu even as the supreme court on thursday sought to know the quantum of water that can. We track the many twists and turns in the cauvery water dispute tale. The recent supreme court verdict in the cauvery river dispute comes as a precedent in many ways. Various interstate water disputes tribunals have been constituted so far, but it had its own problems. Karnataka, tamil nadu, kerala and ponidchery are the four riparian states staking claim on the cauvery water and of these karnataka and tamil nadu are the major riparian and contending states. This blog post is compiled towards the credit requirement for hs4350 contemporary issues and development course, at iit madras. The river cauvery has become a bone of contention between the states, karnataka and tamil nadu leading to protests, violence and shut downs. It is located in the banks of the river tamega and holder of very different landscapes once one heads. In 1986, a farmers association from tanjavur, tamil nadu moved the supreme court sc and demanded that a tribunal be formed for the adjudication for the cauvery water dispute. With the reorganization of states in 1956, the situation changed a bit because the 802kmlong cauvery river, which originateas at talacauvery in kodagu district in.

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. Cauvery water dispute in not a new or unique water dispute. What you should know about the issue tamil nadu and karnataka have fought over south indias largest river for more than 150 years. Cauvery water dispute tribunal department of water. The river still remains a bone of contention between karnataka and tamil nadu. While factors such as the properties of river water as an exploit able resource and peoples perceptions of water enhance our understanding of river disputes. Oct 03, 2016 cauvery water dispute tribunalcwdt heard appeals, arguments. Do you guys even know that we are sharing the water of river indus with our neighbor country pakistan from 1960 without any dispute. Following directions from supreme court, the central government has constituted the cauvery water management authority cma to address the dispute over sharing of river water among tamil nadu, karnataka, kerala and puducherry in february, 2018 judgement, the supreme court had directed centre to form the cma within six weeks. Sage reference the complete guide for your research journey. Cauvery river basin is spread over an area of 87,900 km. Historically, tamil nadu used about 602 tmc of the total yield of the river i.

Cauvery dispute verdict expected on 16 feb all you need to. Acting on the supreme courts direction, the centre constituted a cauvery water management authority cma on 1 june 2018 to address the dispute over sharing of river water among tamil nadu, karnataka, kerala and puducherry. The supreme court has pronounced its verdict on the sharing of cauvery water among tamil nadu, puducherry, karnataka and kerala. In 1991 itself, taking into account the long time dispute will take, the cwdt gave an interim order in 1991 itself for the riparian states. Sage books the ultimate social sciences digital library. Much water has flown under the bridge for karnataka and tn.

Karnataka rejoices, tamil nadu sees setback, kamal haasan shocked the supreme court reduced tamil nadus share of cauvery water thursday, after a threejudge bench allotted karnataka 14,750 million cubic feet more than a 2007 tribunal award. It flows in the following states starts in maharashtra and joins in bay of bengal at hamasaladeevi, andhra pradesh. On january 9, the sc indicated it would deliver within a month its verdict on the cauvery water dispute. One of the oldest disputes concerns the water of the kaveri also spelt cauvery river which flows from karnataka into tamil nadu. The cauvery river basin in india, which drains a total of 8. The supreme court is expected to pronounce its verdict in the cauvery river water sharing dispute among tamil nadu, karnataka, puducherry and kerala on friday. Sharing of cauvery river water download pdf why in news.

The preindependence disputes over water sharing were largely settled by the british through. Feb 16, 2018 cnnindias top court may have finally ended a centurieslong, and at times bloody, dispute over the allocation of water from a river to states in south india. Cauvery river has 44,000 km2 basin area is in tamil nadu and 32,000 km2 basin areas is in karnataka. The cauvery river, south indias biggest and most important river has many names. The longawaited judgment was pronounced by a bench comprising chief justice dipak misra and justices amitava roy and a m khanwilkar, which had on september 20 last year reserved the verdict on the appeals filed by karnataka, tamil nadu and kerala against the 2007 award of the tribunal. Cauvery water dispute the river cauvery originates in karnataka s kodagu district, flows into tamil nadu and reaches the bay of bengal. Making sense of the cauvery river water dispute semantic scholar.

Also this dispute is become a good case study of how a weatherclimate adverse. Cauvery river water dispute pdf download for upsc mains exam the 765km. The river dispute has attracted some of the most extreme protests and dharnas. Interstate water disputes among the riparian states. A gandhian perspective on the cauvery dispute in south india. Cauvery water dispute is a 125year old dispute between the states of karnataka and tamil nadu over the sharing of the waters of the cauvery river. In karnataka, where elections are due in april, the river is a lifeline for farmers, who depend on it for agricultural needs. Presidential reference cauvery water disputes tribunal has held that waters of an interstate river passing through corridors of. Pdf earlier this year the sc of india delivered a monumental verdict on the cauvery river basin, settling a decadeslong dispute over allocation. Feb 16, 2018 a threejudges bench of chief justice dipak misra and justices amitava roy and am khanwilkar on friday pronounced the judgement on the cauvery water dispute between the states of karnataka, tamil. Numerous interstate riverwater disputes have erupted since. Cauvery dispute and its solutions by ashima mittal. In extreme cases, it may hamper the relationship between the different states.

What the cauvery water dispute between karnataka and tn is all about a dispute since the british raj, the supreme court will pronounce its verdict on the cauvery issue on friday. Krishna river is third longest river in india after ganges and godavari rivers. Supreme court has differed from the cauvery tribunal on fundamental issues. Case study cauvery river water sharing dispute inter. The repor t of the cauvery water disputes tribunal with the. Pdf the conflict over the sharing of flow of river cauvery in south india. Cauvery water dispute latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. The cauvery is south indian river originates from karnataka and flows to tamil nadu, kerala and puducherry. Jun 02, 2018 following directions from supreme court, the central government has constituted the cauvery water management authority cma to address the dispute over sharing of river water among tamil nadu, karnataka, kerala and puducherry. On one hand, tamil nadu is alleging that its farmers are being deprived of water as the volume of water being released by karnataka is untimely and lesser in volume. Sc verdict in cauvery river water dispute ias parliament. With the recent supreme court order directing karnataka to release cauvery waters for tamil nadu farmers, protests have spilled out on the streets. How these disputes are handled will be real test for indian democracy and its federal structure. In february, 2018 judgement, the supreme court had directed centre to form the cma within six weeks.

River basin, conflicts, institutions, gandhi, cauvery, india. Union cabinet gives nod to set up single tribunal to adjudicate all river water disputes. The river cauvery has been shared by the states under 2 agreements the interstate agreements of 1892 and 1924. The tribunals order was challenged by tamil nadu and karnataka. Water as subject of center vs states and interstate river waters. The tamil nadu government recently insisted that the supreme court itself should finally appoint an authority and frame a scheme for sharing and management of cauvery river waters among tamil nadu, karnataka, kerala, and puducherry, and not leave the responsibility to the centre. Karnataka and tamil nadu have been fighting over the cauvery waters over the past few centuries, but the current water sharing dispute can be traced back to the time of british india.

Here are 5 points to help better understand the cauvery river dispute. The cauvery river and its tributaries form definitely the most contentious, if not the. Cauvery water management authority cwma and cauvery water regulation committee cwrc 2018. Sage business cases real world cases at your fingertips. Apr 05, 2018 cauvery water dispute started during british rule in india and still continues to haunt the nation. These are available for download from the bcid website. In 1990, the sc heard the petitions by the two states and asked them to complete. The principal tributaries joining krishna are the ghataprabha, the malaprabha, the bhima, the tungabhadra and the musi. Oct 06, 20 the following article is a case study on cauvery river water sharing dispute between two states of india, namely karnataka and tamil nadu. In 2007, 16 years after it was set up under the interstates water disputes act, 1956, the cauvery water dispute tribunal cwdt passed its final award on how the waters of the river cauvery were. Case study krishna river water sharing dispute inter. Tinkering with the cauvery water dispute tribunal cwdt award, referring to the national water policy and international principles, introducing groundwater in water accounting and suggesting that tribunals need not confine the scope of their orders to the river basins are some key facets of the verdict, all of which reminds one of the. Much as scarcity remains a sensitive trigger for water conflicts, there is.

The supreme court on february 16 gave a verdict in karnatakas favour in a dispute over the sharing of the cauvery river water with neighbouring tamil nadu. Various interstate water disputes tribunals have been constituted so far, but it had. The dispute was adjudicated by the cauvery water disputes tribunal cwdt in 2007. The solution for the cauvery issues to increase the afforestation in both the states. English cauvery verdict by supreme court on river dispute b. It is imperative at this juncture to look into the multifaceted views and implications of the judgement. Cnnindias top court may have finally ended a centurieslong, and at times bloody, dispute over the allocation of water from a river to states in south india. In a large country like india where still most of the people are engaged in agriculture and there are many ethnic differences this dispute are bound to occur. Interstate water disputes centre for economic and social studies. The river is also known as the kaveri and is one of the holiest rivers among the followers of.