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Cauvery water dispute | Madras High Court lawyers stage demonstration against Karnataka government

MHAA advocates protest Karnataka govt's reluctance to release Cauvery water to TN farmers. Carrying placards and raising slogans, they demand Karnataka respect SC order, CWRC and CWMA decisions on quantum of water TN is entitled to.

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Cauvery Water Regulation Committee to meet on October 12

CWRC to meet Oct 12 to review Cauvery basin situation. TN to demand Karnataka wipe out 12.185 tmc ft shortfall. TN received 45.2 tmc ft, incl. 13.6 tmc ft in Sept. Mettur dam storage at 9.4 tmc ft, may close in a week. TN to urge Karnataka to make good…

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Cauvery dispute: KRRS to hold demonstration in Delhi for Karnataka’s rights

The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha will hold a demonstration in Delhi as part of its struggle for the State’s rightful share of the Cauvery waters

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Cauvery Water Management Authority to meet on September 29

CWMA to meet in Delhi on Sept 29 to review water availability; TN to press for 12,500 cusecs till Oct 15; shortfall of 7.8 tmc ft to be made good; Karnataka has 59.43 tmc ft storage; TN realised 42.79 tmc ft since June 1.

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Cauvery row: Karnataka to challenge CWRC order; stage gets set for bandh

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said he will challenge CWRC's direction to release 3,000 cusecs of water to TN in SC. He added that Karnataka does not have water to release. He also said 195 taluks in the state are reeling under drought. He said protests are allowed in democracy, but will…

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Expertise over politics: On the Cauvery water dispute

The dispute over the Cauvery has surfaced after a few years, highlighting the fact that the parties need a regular formula to share the shortfall and distress in years when the monsoon fails

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Explained | The Cauvery water conundrum

Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in dispute over Cauvery water; SC asked Karnataka to release 5,000 cusecs for 15 days; activists arrested; shops closed; coalition calls for Bengaluru bandh; CWDT's 2007 award and SC's 2018 judgment spell out sharing system; 740 tmc ft available in basin; TN needs water for irrigation,…

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Vasan asks Karnataka govt. to comply with orders on Cauvery

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State to comply with CWRC; release water till Sept. 26

A day after the Supreme Court refused to intervene either in favour of Karnataka or Tamil Nadu in the Cauvery dispute, the State Cabinet decided to comply with the order of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) on releasing water to the neighbouring State till September 26.

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Cauvery Water: Supreme Court declines to intervene in dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

The top court said the various factors, including water distress in the Cauvery basin, considered by the CWMA and the CWRC while fixing the daily water flow from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu at 5,000 cusecs were neither “extraneous” nor “irrelevant”. Read further on Dynamite News:

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CWMA asks Karnataka to continue supply of 5000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu for next 15 days

The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) on Monday reiterated the decision of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee, asking Karnataka to continue releasing 5,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for another 15 days. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Cauvery water sharing dispute | Authority reiterates CWRC’s direction to Karnataka to continue releasing water to Tamil Nadu

This was decided at an emergency meeting held against the backdrop of Karnataka’s refusal to comply with the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’s latest direction

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Karnataka awaits outcome of CWMA meeting scheduled today

Karnataka awaits CWMA outcome; BJP MP calls for talks b/w TN & Karnataka to ease tension. Karnataka opposes citing shortage for drinking & crops. BJP MP urges TN to consider Karnataka's water needs & suggests CMs meet to discuss situation.

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Karnataka’s remarks on T.N.’s water situation are baseless and unacceptable, says Stalin

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin says Karnataka's claims of unjustified water demand & increased ayacut are baseless & unacceptable. He will submit a memorandum to Union Minister Shekhawat asking for 12,500 cusecs of water & urging Karnataka to release water as per CWRC & CWMA orders. TN govt has filed SC…

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Cauvery water dispute | Cauvery Authority to hold emergency meeting in New Delhi on September 18

CWMA to hold emergency meet on Sept 18 to discuss quantum of water release to TN; Karnataka refuses to comply with CWRC's direction; TN Water Resources Minister says refusal to release water under guise of drinking water requirements amounts to deceiving TN farmers.

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CWRC direction cannot be implemented without endangering drinking and irrigation needs of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah tells Centre in letter

Karnataka has told the Centre that the decision of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) asking the State to release water at the rate of 5,000 cusecs daily cannot be practically implemented.

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Karnataka farmers oppose further release of water to Tamil Nadu

The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) and Karnataka Sugarcane Farmers Association have opposed any further release of water from the reservoirs to Tamil Nadu.

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Ashwath Narayan lashes out at Congress for ‘mishandling’ Cauvery issue

BJP MLA C.N. Ashwath Narayan accused Congress of mishandling Cauvery issue, compromising State's interests & being inept & corrupt. He said the State govt failed to present facts before CWRC & CWMA & called Congress anti-farmer & anti-people. He said BJP was rebuilding network ahead of polls & expressed confidence…

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Karnataka to appeal against Cauvery panel order on water release

Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) recommended release of 5,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily to Tamil Nadu for 15 days

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Cauvery water dispute | Duraimurugan assures T.N. delta farmers they will not be affected in any way

TN Water Resources Min. Duraimurugan assures farmers of Cauvery delta of govt's efforts to secure relief. Karnataka's response to CWRC's direction to be observed. TN to go to SC if needed; all-party meet to be considered after SC hearing on Sept 21. TN seeks to safeguard rights.

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Cauvery panel ‘directs’ Karnataka to continue water release

CWRC directs Karnataka to release 5,000 cusecs of water to TN for 15 days. CWRC has power to issue such direction. CWRC took into account deficit in inflows, weather forecast, storage in reservoirs, Karnataka's needs for drinking & irrigation before deciding quantum. TN urged CWRC to make up for 9…

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Not possible to release any more water to T.N., says Karnataka

Concerned over the direction of Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) to release 5,000 cusecs of Cauvery water a day for the next 15 days, Karnataka has taken a firm decision that it is “not possible” release water any more.

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Tamil Nadu likely to demand about 9 tmc ft from Karnataka

TN to demand Karnataka wipe out 9 tmc ft shortfall in Cauvery water. TN worked out shortfall based on 30-year data & distress-sharing formula. Mettur dam storage 15.327 tmc ft, water level 45.9 ft, discharge 6,502 cusecs, inflow 2,266 cusecs. TN to ask Karnataka to make up 9 tmc ft…

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