KAVERI WATER

DISPUTE
 INTRODUCTION

Kaveri is an Indian river flowing through

the state of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It
is the fourth largest after Godavari and
Mahanadi River in South India. The Kaveri
basin is estimated to be 81,155 sq.km.
 WHY KAVERI CASE STUDY
IS IMPORTANT?
Dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka .
Treaties and negotiations.
50 years old agreement collapsed.
Discontinuous of water supply to Tamil Nadu.
Vital interests of farmers.
 FACTS AND FIGURE
 ORIGIN at Talakaveri , kodagu in the western Ghats
in Karnataka and emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
 BASIN - 81,155 sq.km ( 31,334 sq.mi)
 LENGTH – 765km(475mi)
 DISCHARGE - 235.7 m3/s (8,324cu ft/s)
 STATES – Karnataka , Tamil Nadu , Kerala ,
Puducherry.
 TIMELINE OF THE ISSUE
1) Mid 1870s – 1947 – Pre – independence era
 Utilization of Kaveri waters.
 Drought and subsequent famines.
 Mid – nineteenth century.
 Conference in 1890.
 Construction of dams in Kannambadi and Mettur.
 2) 1947 – 1980s – post independence
developments
 Reorganization of states.
 Linguistic demographics.
 Cauvery fact finding committee.
 Harangi dam at kushalangara.
 Demand of constitution of tribunal.
 3) 1990’S
 Constituting a Tribunal.
 Gazette by GOI (Government of India)
 Failure of the monsoon
 Powers given by CRA ( Cauvery River Authority)
 Setting up two new bodies.
 4) 2000’s
 Failure of Monsoon in both the states.
 CRA and Supreme court interventions.
 Controversy and Rumors.
 Final verdict.
 Karnataka Protest.
 2010’s
 CRA meet in May 2012.
 “KANNADA OKKOOTA”
 Final Award of CWDT (Cauvery Water Dispute
Tribunal )
 EFFECTS
 Protest and hunger strikes by farmers.
 Shortage of water in Madhya Karnataka.
 Schools, Colleges Shut.
 Heavy Police Deployment.
 53 Tamil Channels Blocked
 causes
Water shortage.
Geographic boundary.
Basin area.
Irrigation needs.
Not respecting existing or historical agreements.
Water scarcity.
Increase in water demands.
 FINAL VERDICT 2018
The Supreme Court on 16 February 2018 delivered
its verdict in the Kaveri water dispute, allocating
more water to the state of Karnataka.
An instructed by the Supreme Court ,the Cauvery
Water Management Authority (CWMA) & Cauvery
Water Regulation Committee was created on 1 June
2018.
conclusion
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