What are someother water disputes in india similar to the. Strategic insights into the cauvery river dispute in india mdpi. Cauvery kaveri water dispute on 5th september, in the latest development in cauvery water controversy, supreme court asked karnataka to release water to tamil nadu. It is of immense importance that a periodical research and timely monitoring of the river water and sediments around krs dam are very much needed. The water sharing of kaveri river has undergone several disputes over the year. Whenever a water source such as a lake, a river, or an underground aquifer crosses national borders, rightful ownership is often contested. Karnataka claims that the britishera agreement was not correct as it did not get its due share of water. The 802 kilometres 498 mi kaveri river has 44,000 km 2 basin area in tamil nadu and 32,000 km 2 basin area in. 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. It crops up whenever there is scanty rainfall leading to shortage of water in kaveri. T he dispute between karnataka and tamil nadu over sharing kaveri cauvery waters is. The government has set up tribunals for water disputes.
Study of cauvery river water pollution and its impact on. The 765km long cauvery river, also called the ganga of the south, is considered the lifeline. Exploring the course of river kaveri is an adventure in itself. Case study krishna river water sharing dispute inter. The kaveri river water dispute sankalp india foundation. Various interstate water disputes tribunals have been constituted so far, but it had its own problems. Though cauvery is an emotional subject for many, it is nice to know about her glories. In fact, the river is called jeevanadhi which, in kannada, means a river supporting life. 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. After 16 years, cauvery water disputes tribunal holds as valid the two agreements of 1892 and 1924 executed between the governments of madras and mysore on the. In india the river kaveri has been famous since times immemorial. Full text of supreme court verdict on cauvery water dispute. Aug 16, 2014 the 802 kilometres 498 mi kaveri river has 44,000 km2 basin area in tamil nadu and 32,000 km2 basin area in karnataka.
Indias 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. According to hindu legend, vishnumaya, daughter of the god brahma, was born on earth as the child of a mortal, kavera muni. Cauvery river water dispute written by ajay pal singh chabba, 16112012. Cauvery river water dispute dates back to 1892 when an agreement was filed between mysore and madras presidency for the conciliation of the issue. Initially, the dispute was between tamil nadu and karnataka, but later puducherry and kerala also asked for their share of water from the cauvery river. Feb 16, 2018 indias 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. She joins the bay of bengal at poompuhar in tamil nadu and thisexplains why even the people of tamilnadu are emotional about the river kaveri 3. It rises on brahmagiri hill of the western ghats in southwestern karnataka state, flows in a southeasterly direction for 475 miles 765 km through the states of karnataka and tamil nadu, and descends the eastern ghats in a series of great falls. Periodical assessment of river water quality and interpretation of the results are very much important for sustainable development of the society. Kaveri river main channel water comes after 8 monthsin hulikere tunnel please like share and subsc duration. The recent cases of the cauvery water dispute and the satluj yamuna link canal case are examples.
The river cauvery is a unique gift of the western ghats to peninsular southern india. South and by the ridges separating it from krishna basin and pennar basin north. For a river 765 km long, kaveri is extremely voluminous. The following article is a case study on cauvery river water sharing dispute between two states of india, namely karnataka and tamil nadu. Two states, a river and a massive dispute excavations start at 5,000yearold preharappan site in haryana heres a guide to receiving benefits every day. The sharing of waters of the kaveri river has been the source of a serious conflict between the. Introduction the river cauvery is one of the seven major rivers of india. From tamil nadu documents volume xv it shall appear. After the water disputes related to the water sharing of kaveri river, water is addressed in the constitution of india. Cauvery river water dispute pdf download for upsc mains exam.
Delivering its verdict on the decadeslong cauvery water dispute on friday, the supreme court increased karnatakas share of water and directed the state to release 177. Cauvery river water dispute heavy flood in karnataka. The cauvery more appropriately the kaveri is one of the important rivers of southern peninsular india. The kaveri water disputes tribunal was set up in june 1990 and has not concluded negotiation. One of the oldest disputes concerns the water of the kaveri also spelt cauvery river which flows from karnataka into tamil nadu. Indias cauvery river dispute first appeared in the late 1880s when the madras presidency objected. He is gratefully remembered by a statue and a museum near the anicut. This blog post is compiled towards the credit requirement for hs4350 contemporary issues and development course, at iit madras. The supreme court today directed karnataka to release 12,000 cusecs of water to tamil nadu daily till september 20, which is 3,000 less than what the state had been asked to share last week. Kaveri river at thiruchirapalli the river enters tamil nadu through dharmapuri district leading to the flat plains where it meanders. 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. It flows in the following states starts in maharashtra and joins in bay of bengal at hamasaladeevi, andhra pradesh. Almost 90 percent of the flow is utilised for the irrigation of one million hectares of.
The common tribunal was headed by sri rs bachawat as its chairman with sri dm bhandari and sri dm sen as its members. The genesis of this conflict, rests in two controversial agreementsone signed in 1892 and another in 1924between the erstwhile madras presidency and princely state of mysore. The kaveri water sharing dispute between karnataka and tamil nadu is undoubtedly one of the biggest issues south india faces today. Kaveri takes birth in karnataka and further cascades across tamil nadu to join bay of bengal. Kaveri basin is delineated by the western ghats west, by the eastern ghats east and. The interstate river water disputes are one of the most contiguous issues in the indian federalism today. Due to a total of 3 decisionmakers, 8 options, and 17 feasible states, manual calculations will. In 1990, the sc heard the petitions by the two states and asked them to complete. Everyday, we bangaloreans drink kaveri the most disputed water of india. Kaveri river origins at talakaveri, kodagu in karnataka and flows generally south and east through karnataka and tamil nadu and across the southern deccan plateau through the southeastern lowlands, emptying into the bay of bengal through two principal mouths in poompuhar, tamilnadu. The cauvery river water dispute, primarily between tamil nadu and karnataka, dates back to the 19th century. It is a system of rivers consisting of the cauvery itself and a number of tributaries such as the hemavati, the kabini, the bhavani, the amaravati and others. The 802 kilometres 498 mi kaveri river has 44,000 km2 basin area in tamil nadu and 32,000 km2 basin area in karnataka. Aug 29, 2018 hope you liked reading these interesting facts about kaveri river in south india.
On the other hand, tamil nadu believes that it needs the water to sustain extensiv. The primary quarrel, in this case, has always been about the sharing and distribution of water of cauvery river between the two states. Kaveri also known as cauvery, the anglicized name, is an indian river flowing through the states of karnataka and tamil nadu. Introduction rivers are important resources for drinking water.
The project on water and security in south asia focuses on the critical issues mentioned above. Supreme court judgment on 120yearold cauvery dispute today. While the waters of this river are shared between the states of karnataka and tamil nadu, tamil nadu uses a majority of the resources. The tribunal heard arguments from both states, and reached the decision that karnataka must release 205 tmc of water from the cauvery reservoirs to tamil nadu on a monthly basis 20. The mighty kaveri river is shrunk to an unimportant canal and moves into the bay of bengal at the famous site of poompuhar, approximately km north of tharangampadi. In the past, agreements were signed between the disputing states, the tribunal delivered its verdict, and the supreme court of india made a number of interventions on the cauvery issue. Principal component analysis, water quality, kaveri, erode, chloride, fecal coli. Based on the inflow karnataka is demanding its due share of water from the river. Kaveri water dispute water economics and challenges to. Cauvery river water dispute written by ajay pal singh chabba, 16112012 the water conflict issue between states of karnataka, tamil nadu, kerala and pondicherry is due to the river cauvery, which is regarded as one of the best regulated rivers of india. Sep 12, 2016 the river dispute has attracted some of the most extreme protests and dharnas.
This is mainly due to the heavy rainfall it receives in the western ghats region, and the tributaries which flow into it. The cauvery river has been a source of conflict between the states of karnataka and tamil nadu for over 124 years. Kaveri water dispute water economics and policy gd material. Tribunal directed the party states to file their statements of case and affidavits and to. It rises on brahmagiri hill of the western ghats in southwestern karnataka state, flows in a southeasterly direction for 475 miles 765 km through the states of karnataka and tamil nadu, and descends the. Cropped area and water u t i l i s a t i o n in the cauvery. The river was a symbol of motherhood, of spirit, and of the nurturer. The cauvery conflict is not limited to water sharing, but rather. The inflow from karnataka is 425 tmcft whereas that from tamil nadu is 252 tmcft. Introduction the sharing of river waters across political boundaries is a matter. The downstream state, odisha, vehemently opposes upstream chhattisgarhs ongoing construction of a series of barrages to utilise the larger share of the mahanadi waters in its catchment area. The kaveri river rises at talakaveri on the brahmagiri range in the western ghats, kodagu district of the state of karnataka, at an elevation of 41m above mean sea level and flows for about 800 km before its outfall into the bay of bengal. 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. Jun 14, 20 the cauvery river water dispute, primarily between tamil nadu and karnataka, dates back to the 19th century.
Download full document in pdf kaveri river dispute andeconomicsof water andpolicy zulfiqar sheth is a doctoral fellow at department of economics, aligarh muslim university. Engineering manual irrigation, the relevant part of which has been. Its waters have been the subject of dispute since the 19th century. Various interstate water disputes tribunals have been constituted so far, but it had. Pdf earlier this year the sc of india delivered a monumental verdict on the cauvery river basin, settling a decadeslong dispute over. Sep 21, 2016 when the cauvery water disputes tribunal was established in 1990, as per the provisions of the constitution, it was expected to find a permanent solution to the decadeslong water sharing dispute. Feb 05, 2018 cauvery dispute sc verdict likely today. 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. Government of india constituted a common tribunal on 10 april 1969 to adjudicate the river water utilization disputes among the river basin states of krishna and godavari rivers under the provisions of interstate river water disputes act 1956. A ccording to hindu mythology, the river kaveri was born when sage agastyas kamandalu pot tipped, and thus flowed through the land. The genesis of this conflict rests in two agreements in 1892 and 1924 between the madras presidency and kingdom of mysore. The river dispute has attracted some of the most extreme protests and dharnas. Jun 30, 2015 according to hindu legend, vishnumaya, daughter of the god brahma, was born on earth as the child of a mortal, kavera muni.
The principal tributaries joining krishna are the ghataprabha, the malaprabha, the bhima, the tungabhadra and the musi. A supreme court order asking karnataka to release 15,000 cusecs of cauvery water every day for next 10 days to neighbouring tamil nadu has sparked off an agitation by farmers in karnataka. It drops into the hogenakkal falls just before it arrives in the town of hogenakkal in tamil nadu. The story of kaveri, the river who gave her life to. Sep 12, 2016 the supreme court today directed karnataka to release 12,000 cusecs of water to tamil nadu daily till september 20, which is 3,000 less than what the state had been asked to share last week. Krishna river is third longest river in india after ganges and godavari rivers. The kaveri river water dispute between karnataka and tamil nadutn has been lingering on for decades. When the cauvery water disputes tribunal was established in 1990, as per the provisions of the constitution, it was expected to find a permanent solution to the decadeslong watersharing dispute. Yes this paper focuses on the dispute over river cauvery in southern india. A farmers organization files an appeal to the court in tanjavur. The river has a number of tributaries both in tamil nadu formerly madras and. As the populations of the countries increase, and water availability declines, tensions over water rights are likely to increase as well. This year, kaveri has seen lesser monsoon rains leading to four main reservoirs in its karnataka basin being partially full. Tribunal to be constituted under the interstate water disputes act 1956.
Out of the total water of the kavery basin 75 per cent. Case study cauvery river water sharing dispute inter. In extreme cases, it may hamper the relationship between the different states. The water conflict issue between states of karnataka, tamil nadu, kerala and pondicherry is due to the river cauvery, which is regarded as one of the best regulated rivers of india. In the present study, water and sediment quality analysis of cauvery river around krs dam. Karnataka contends that it does not receive its due share of water from the. Cauvery river water dispute pdf download for upsc mains exam the 765km. Asias first hydroelectric plant used water from this river to power the city of bangalore. The cauvery water sharing dispute has been a bone of contention between karnataka and tamil nadu since the time of the british raj.
Sep 30, 2017 kaveri river main channel water comes after 8 monthsin hulikere tunnel please like share and subsc duration. In order to bring beatitude for kavera muni, she became a river whose water would purify all sins. Ghats near cherangala village of kodagu district of karnataka with total length of the. The cauvery river water disputes in india the cauvery river water disputes are among the longestrunning interstate river water disputes in india. With a growing population of 7 billion people, disputes over potable water sources common especially in regions where water is scarce. The 802 km kaveri river 1 has 32,000 sq km basin area in karnataka and 44,000 sq km basin area in tamil nadu. As on date, with a failed monsoon, a politicaljudicial battle is raging between tamil nadu and karnataka regarding sharing of scarce. In april 1991, the supreme court of the government of india reassigned a tribunal to settle the dispute as mandated in the interstate river water disputes act. 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. It is the water which is worshiped by millions and fought over by million others. The cauvery river act as a source of drinking water, fishing and other domestic uses for the inhabitants. Cauvery river water dispute heavy flood in karnataka kaveri. It is the fourth largest river in peninsular southern india after the godavari, the krishna and the mahanadi. Interstate river water disputes act, 1956 as modified up to 6th august 2002 pdf.
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