Cauvery Tribunal

Tamil Nadu on Tuesday demanded release of the entire quantity of 9.19 TMC feet of water for June and 31.24 TMC feet of water for July from Karnataka.

The Supreme Court today reserved its order on finalisation of the Cauvery management scheme which will deal with the smooth distribution of water among four southern riparian states.

The Centre today sought to ease fears that water was not being released to Tamil Nadu for irrigation from Cauvery basin reservoirs due to non-formation of the Cauvery Management Board (CMB).

Agreeing to take up Tamil Nadu's petition for contempt against the central government over the Cauvery water dispute, the Supreme Court today said: "We will see that Tamil Nadu gets water".

Farmers in Mandya in the Cauvery delta region of Karnataka are celebrating after the Supreme Court announced on Friday that the state will get 14.75 TMC or thousand million cubic feet more water in addition to the 270 TMC awarded by the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) in 2007. Bengaluru will also get more water to meet its drinking water nee...

Heading for a showdown with the Supreme Court that wants the state to share Cauvery water with Tamil Nadu, the Karnataka government has declared there was no question of releasing water to its neighbour since the state did not have enough for its people. This week, the Supreme Court fixed the final hearing of appeals by Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and K...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will commence on July 11 the final hearing of the appeals filed by Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala against the 2007 award of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal (CWDT) on sharing of water for 15 consecutive workings days.

The Supreme Court today upheld the maintainability of appeals filed by Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala against the 2007 award of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal (CWDT) on sharing the river water.

What are the lessons to be learned from this experience? One, no purpose is served by resorting to quasi-judicial proceedings in tribunals or administrative bodies like the toothless Cauvery River Authority.

The Cauvery Supervisory Committee will adhere to the final order of Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) while deciding on the quantum of the river's water to be released as directed by the Supreme Court, a senior official has said.

The area of Mandya, 100 kilometres from Benagluru, has turned into a high-danger zone today with the police using loudspeakers to ward off traffic and farmers holding large protests. Mandya, highly fertile, lies in the Cauvery water basin- where water collects before it moves into the river that is at the heart of a long and often-violent dispute.

'Live and let live,' the Supreme Court told Karnataka today, urging the state to consider releasing water from the Cauvery river to neighbour Tamil Nadu.

The Congress' state unit today slammed the party-led government in Karnataka for its insistence on constructing a checkdam across river Cauvery at Mekedatu, saying it was against the final award given by a tribunal on the inter-state issue.

DMK chief M Karunanidhi today hit out at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa over the Cauvery water issue and ridiculed her for going to Kodanadu in Nilgiris District.

The Centre today advised Karnataka and Tamil Nadu state governments to "cooperate" with each other on the sharing of Cauvery waters. This comes after an angry Tamil Nadu claimed that Karnataka had failed to release water as per the final order of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, said sources.

Tamil Nadu on Tuesday demanded release of the entire quantity of 9.19 TMC feet of water for June and 31.24 TMC feet of water for July from Karnataka.

The Supreme Court today reserved its order on finalisation of the Cauvery management scheme which will deal with the smooth distribution of water among four southern riparian states.

The Centre today sought to ease fears that water was not being released to Tamil Nadu for irrigation from Cauvery basin reservoirs due to non-formation of the Cauvery Management Board (CMB).

Agreeing to take up Tamil Nadu's petition for contempt against the central government over the Cauvery water dispute, the Supreme Court today said: "We will see that Tamil Nadu gets water".

Farmers in Mandya in the Cauvery delta region of Karnataka are celebrating after the Supreme Court announced on Friday that the state will get 14.75 TMC or thousand million cubic feet more water in addition to the 270 TMC awarded by the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) in 2007. Bengaluru will also get more water to meet its drinking water nee...

Heading for a showdown with the Supreme Court that wants the state to share Cauvery water with Tamil Nadu, the Karnataka government has declared there was no question of releasing water to its neighbour since the state did not have enough for its people. This week, the Supreme Court fixed the final hearing of appeals by Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and K...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will commence on July 11 the final hearing of the appeals filed by Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala against the 2007 award of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal (CWDT) on sharing of water for 15 consecutive workings days.

The Supreme Court today upheld the maintainability of appeals filed by Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala against the 2007 award of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal (CWDT) on sharing the river water.

What are the lessons to be learned from this experience? One, no purpose is served by resorting to quasi-judicial proceedings in tribunals or administrative bodies like the toothless Cauvery River Authority.

The Cauvery Supervisory Committee will adhere to the final order of Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) while deciding on the quantum of the river's water to be released as directed by the Supreme Court, a senior official has said.

The area of Mandya, 100 kilometres from Benagluru, has turned into a high-danger zone today with the police using loudspeakers to ward off traffic and farmers holding large protests. Mandya, highly fertile, lies in the Cauvery water basin- where water collects before it moves into the river that is at the heart of a long and often-violent dispute.

'Live and let live,' the Supreme Court told Karnataka today, urging the state to consider releasing water from the Cauvery river to neighbour Tamil Nadu.

The Congress' state unit today slammed the party-led government in Karnataka for its insistence on constructing a checkdam across river Cauvery at Mekedatu, saying it was against the final award given by a tribunal on the inter-state issue.

DMK chief M Karunanidhi today hit out at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa over the Cauvery water issue and ridiculed her for going to Kodanadu in Nilgiris District.

The Centre today advised Karnataka and Tamil Nadu state governments to "cooperate" with each other on the sharing of Cauvery waters. This comes after an angry Tamil Nadu claimed that Karnataka had failed to release water as per the final order of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, said sources.