The Supreme Court on Friday refused to pass an interim order on Tamil Nadu’s plea for the release of 24,000 cusecs of Cauvery water, claiming that the court didn’t possess any expertise on the issue. The court sought a report from the Cauvery Water Management Authority on the quantum of release made by the Karnataka government before September 8 (Friday).… Continue reading "‘We don’t have expertise’: SC on Cauvery issue"
The Karnataka government on Thursday filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court in the Cauvery water-sharing dispute opposing Tamil Nadu’s application for the release of 24,000 cusecs of water daily per day from the reservoirs in Karnataka. Karnataka government said that Tamil Nadu’s application is based on an assumption that this year is the normal rainwater year. The government said… Continue reading "Cauvery issue: Karnataka govt files affidavit in SC"
The Karnataka Cabinet directed the Advocate General to file the state’s appeal before the Supreme Court on August 21 regarding the release of Cauvery River water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu. Earlier this week, Tamil Nadu had approached the Supreme Court with a plea to direct Karnataka to release 24,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily for standing crops. Karnataka has been… Continue reading "Cauvery issue: Karnataka to file appeal in Supreme Court today"
State Minister for Water Resources department, Duraimurugan said on Sunday that the Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has made comments without knowing the history of Cauvery water row between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. “For the past two months, Karnataka has not provided Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu as per the Supreme Court order. Our Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to… Continue reading "Duraimurugan slams MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar over remarks on Cauvery issue"
Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday released water from Mettur Dam for Cauvery Delta irrigation. Salem district collector S. Karmegam and Ministers Durai Murugan, KN Nehru, and Pannerselvam also participated in this event. It is noted that about 17.37 lakh acres in 12 districts, namely Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Karur, Tiruchy, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Ariyalur, Pudukottai, Mayiladuthurai, Cuddalore, and Nagapattinam, are getting… Continue reading "Stalin releases water from Mettur Dam"
Four schoolgirls who were on their way back to Pudukottai after participating in a sports event drowned into Cauvery river near Mayanur. Chief Minister MK Stalin who expressed his deepest condolences to the kin of the deceased announced Rs 2 lakh solatium to each family. The deceased were identified as Sophia (Class 7), Tamizharasi. (Class 8), Iniya (Class 6) and… Continue reading "Stalin announces Rs 2 lakh solatium to school girls who drowned in Cauvery"
The Centre should not permit the Karnataka government to build a dam at Mekedatu across the Cauvery based on the Supreme Court verdict of February 16, 2018. It proscribed any state from undertaking such a venture, Chief Minister MK Stalin said on Wednesday. Laying the foundation stone for new schemes and declaring open completed schemes in addition to distributing government… Continue reading "Stalin asks Centre to stop Karnataka’s Dam plan"
Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has reaffirmed that Karnataka could not build the balancing reservoir across Cauvery river without Tamil Nadu’s consent, State Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan said on Wednesday. Duraimurugan, who led an all-party delegation and called on the Union Minister at Delhi, claimed that like the assurances made in the past, the Union Minister told the… Continue reading "Karnataka cannot build dam across Cauvery without TN’s consent: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat"
The Cauvery River Water Management Authority (CRWMA) has instructed Karnataka to release 30.6 tmc to Tamilnadu immediately. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cauvery Management Authority held on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, CRWMA’s SK Haldar said Karnataka was supposed to release 86 tmc of water by the end of August, but released only 57… Continue reading "CRWMA orders Karnataka to release 30.6tmc Cauvery water"