1 year, 7 months ago

Palaniswami wants DMK to explain why it is not urging its ally, Congress, to release Cauvery water as stipulated by the Supreme Court

AIADMK’s general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Saturday asked the DMK to explain why it had “not been urging” its ally, Congress, the ruling party in Karnataka, to release Cauvery water as stipulated in the Supreme Court’s judgment of 2018. He accused Chief Minister M.K.Stalin of commencing the water release from the Mettur dam on June 12 without collecting data from the Meteorological department and only on the basis of the dam having the water level of over 110 ft.. During the Kuruvai cultivation season, the water requirement for an extent of 5.25 lakh acres was 125 thousand million cubic feet, of which Mettur would provide 99.74 TMC and groundwater, the rest. The release would commence from 3,000 cubic feet per second and it would gradually be stepped up to 18,000 cusecs. As regards Samba, the water requirement would be 320 TMC for 16.5 lakh acres.

The Hindu

Stating that Karnataka will not release Cauvery water, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah urged members of Parliament from the State to put aside politics and speak together as one voice, even as Deputy CM D. K. Shivakumar said that the State will approach the Supreme Court. Put aside party politics and stand together as one with regard to protecting our State, language, …

1 year, 6 months ago

The Cauvery Water Management Authority should act

Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar have announced plans to hold a grand Cauvery Aarti at the Krishnaraja Sagar during Dasara, emphasising the cultural and ecological significance of the river. The announcement came during the city’s first-ever Cauvery Aarti at Sankey Tank on Friday, where thousands gathered for a unique ceremony featuring a floating stage, vibrant lighting, …

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Cauvery aarti is a government programme, not political one: Karnataka Deputy CM

The Hindu

Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said the government of Karnataka will launch a month-long water conservation campaign along with Cauvery aarti on March 22 at Sankey Tank in Bengaluru. On March 20, he told reporters that Cauvery aarti is a government programme, and not a political one. The government has planned to organise the Cauvery aarti at Sankey Tank, along …

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1 week, 3 days ago

High Court Permits 'Cauvery Aarti' Inside Bengaluru's Sankey Tank On Friday, Emphasises Need For Awareness On Conserving Water Bodies

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The Karnataka High Court on Thursday permitted the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board to hold the proposed 'Cauvery Aarti' inside Sankey Tank, scheduled to be held on March 21. A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind disposed of the application filed by Geeta Mishra seeking a direction to the authorities to stop …

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1 week, 4 days ago

The Hindu

Farmers have expressed their dismay during the district-level monthly grievances redressal session on Friday over the proposal of the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation to establish tertiary treatment plants for letting sewage of underground drainage project into the Chinnavedampatti freshwater lake. Condemning the move, ‘Vellakinar’ Kalisamy, president of Chinnavedampatti Eri Padukappu Vivasayigal Sangam, sought to remind the district administration that the …

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