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    Cauvery Water Issue

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    The document discusses the ongoing water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over water sharing of the Cauvery river. Key points of contention are Karnataka's non-compliance with Supreme Court orders to release water and Tamil Nadu's need for water for farming. The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal allocated shares but its decisions have been criticized and implementation remains a challenge due to lack of coordination bodies and drought conditions exacerbating shortages. Experts recommend establishing a Cauvery Management Board and Regulatory Authority to better regulate usage and distribution of water between the states.

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    The document discusses the ongoing water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over water sharing of the Cauvery river. Key points of contention are Karnataka's non-compliance with Supreme Court orders to release water and Tamil Nadu's need for water for farming. The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal allocated shares but its decisions have been criticized and implementation remains a challenge due to lack of coordination bodies and drought conditions exacerbating shortages. Experts recommend establishing a Cauvery Management Board and Regulatory Authority to better regulate usage and distribution of water between the states.

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    The document discusses the ongoing water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over water sharing of the Cauvery river. Key points of contention are Karnataka's non-compliance with Supreme Court orders to release water and Tamil Nadu's need for water for farming. The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal allocated shares but its decisions have been criticized and implementation remains a challenge due to lack of coordination bodies and drought conditions exacerbating shortages. Experts recommend establishing a Cauvery Management Board and Regulatory Authority to better regulate usage and distribution of water between the states.

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    Cauvery Water Issue

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    The document discusses the ongoing water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over water sharing of the Cauvery river. Key points of contention are Karnataka's non-compliance with Supreme Court orders to release water and Tamil Nadu's need for water for farming. The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal allocated shares but its decisions have been criticized and implementation remains a challenge due to lack of coordination bodies and drought conditions exacerbating shortages. Experts recommend establishing a Cauvery Management Board and Regulatory Authority to better regulate usage and distribution of water between the states.

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    WHY IN NEWS?

    CAUVERY
    In August 2016, Tamil Nadu
    government showed a deficit
    of 50.0052 tmcft of water
    released from Karnataka
    reservoirs, as directed by
    Karnataka: water
    could not be
    released due to
    drought conditions
    Tamil Nadu: farmers
    need water to begin
    cultivating samba crops
    WATER
    ISSUE
    the CWDT

    Supreme Court ordered the


    BACKGROUND
    Passing of resolution Widespread Karnataka government to
    in KA legislature against protests and bandhs release 15,000 cusecs of
    SC judgement in Karnataka water a day for 10 days,
    to Tamil Nadu
    1924 - agreement

    ISSUE
    75% 23% 2%

    Both states continue to


    avoid any mutual to Tamil Nadu to to
    engagement & Puducherry Karnataka Kerala

    CAUVERY In, 1974, Karnataka asserted


    that 1924 agreement entailed
    Cauvery Water Disputes WATERS a discontinuation of the water
    Tribunal has asked the supply to Tamil Nadu after 50 years
    parties to share the TRIBUNAL
    deciency on a
    pro rata basis Cauvery Waters Karnataka demanded - river
    Tribunal was established water should be divided
    on June 2, 1990 according to international
    Absence of a 'Cauvery under Inter-State Water rules, i.e., in equal portions
    Management Board' Disputes Act, 1956
    & a Regulatory
    Authority - Weak
    implementation
    of award 419 270
    Tmcft Tmcft

    Supervisory Committee to Tamil Nadu to Karnataka


    (set up by Union government)
    consisting of officials from - in 2007
    The Union government, tribunal 7
    30
    announced Tmcft Tmcft
    Central Water Commission &
    Representatives of both States
    to Kerala to Puducherry

    The court has now asked


    Tamil Nadu to approach
    the committee

    GEOGRAPHY
    Complication due to

    Tribunal award criticized for ignoring that ground water


    Regional politics and in the river basin is more in lower riparian state & less
    in the upper riparian state while assessing availability
    Delayed judicial
    proceedings
    Deciency in monsoon rainfall and
    2 year drought

    KA defying SC
    Inecient use of land: Karnataka cultivating
    water-intense crops such as sugar cane

    Tamil Nadu is on the leeward side of western


    ghat for SW monsoon hence deprived of rainfall

    Climate change also leading to failure of monsoon

    WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?

    Any distress-sharing formula should come


    from a technical body and not courts

    Cauvery Management Board, and


    SET UP
    Regulatory Authority

    All the Cauvery reservoirs will come under the control of the board and the states will lose its rights
    over the management of water

    Board will take decisions on water usage and distribution

    Board will ensure proper hydraulic structures at relevant sites, will determine the amount of water
    to be received by the states WAY FORWARD
    Board will ensure adequate storage by the end of May each year, it will help during delays
    in the onset of monsoons
    Pollution levels should be checked:
    Untreated urban and industrial euents
    In case of consecutive bad years, the Board will distribute water in a should be eectively checked at point sources
    planned manner with minimum distress

    Comprehensive watershed management


    Focus on equity and eciency issues instead programmes should be adopted along Cauvery
    of resource sharing and it's tributaries

    Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources has


    stated the need to bring water in the Concurrent List
    Crops should be planted according to Agro-Climatic
    conditions
    Small check dams,

    Better water management

    Mechanism To Desiltation at regular intervals and


    Devise a sustainable agricultural solution, as the Store Water :
    river does not seem to have the potential to meet
    the farming requirements of both sides Traditional methods of water conservation
    techniques like kuhls, surangam
    Use of ecient irrigation techniques
    like drip irrigation, sprinkler systems etc Centre should play the role of impartial arbitrator - cannot be
    done by courts as this is a political question
    Re-Visiting MSP Policies esp. w.r.t. water
    intensive food crops
    Comprehensive plan should be prepared for water conservation

    According to Mihir shah report - central water authority


    Stakeholder states should plan can be constituted to manage rivers
    collectively for the whole river basin

    Ban on excessive sand mining


    Non-political initiatives, like 'Cauvery Family'
    (covering farmers of both States), could help
    co-operation between farmers

    Quick Transmission of accurate information


    (rainfall to reservoir storage) could help dispel
    the current mistrust among stake-holders

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