Articles for Cauvery Basin

Farmers in Cauvery basin districts upset over restrictions imposed on use of water
10 months ago

Farmers in Cauvery basin districts upset over restrictions imposed on use of water

The Hindu  

: Directives from authorities in the Cauvery basin districts prohibiting the use of river water for irrigation have agitated farmers and planters, particularly in Mysuru, Mandya, and Kodagu. K. Manu Somaiah, district president of KRRS said: “The Cauvery originates in Kodagu, yet it’s unfortunate that we are now facing water scarcity. The primary reason for the depletion of Cauvery water …

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Cauvery issue: Deve Gowda urges PM Modi to intervene and set up an agency
1 year, 3 months ago

Cauvery issue: Deve Gowda urges PM Modi to intervene and set up an agency

Hindustan Times  

Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Monday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct the Jal Shakti Ministry to appoint an external agency, independent of the states that are party to the dispute and the union government, to conduct studies of all reservoirs in the Cauvery basin. Noting that due to the failure of the Southwest monsoon …

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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah Rules Out Cauvery Water Release to Tamil Nadu
1 year, 4 months ago

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah Rules Out Cauvery Water Release to Tamil Nadu

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Expressing his inability to abide by the direction of Cauvery Water Management Authority which has asked Karnataka to release 5,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for a fortnight, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said to have written a letter to Union Minister for Water Resources Gajendra Singh Shekawat explaining to him the prevailing situation in Karnataka owing to …

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CM: Will file fresh plea, can’t release Cauvery water to TN
1 year, 4 months ago

CM: Will file fresh plea, can’t release Cauvery water to TN

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka government will file a fresh petition before the Cauvery Water Regulatory Committee to present the prevailing circumstances preventing the state from releasing additional water to Tamil Nadu. An all-party meeting was called after the CWRC on September 12 asked the Karnataka government to release another 5,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for the next 15 days. The meeting …

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Bommai leads BJP delegation to KRS, asks govt. to stop release of water to T.N.
1 year, 4 months ago

Bommai leads BJP delegation to KRS, asks govt. to stop release of water to T.N.

The Hindu  

The former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai led a delegation of BJP leaders to KRS reservoir near here to examine the “ground situation” and appealed to the State government to immediately stop releasing water to Tamil Nadu. Expressing concern over the depleted water level in the reservoir, Mr. Bommai warned the government that people of the State may face a shortage …

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A weak southwest monsoon paints a cloudy picture for Karnataka
1 year, 4 months ago

A weak southwest monsoon paints a cloudy picture for Karnataka

The Hindu  

In the late 1980s British writer-journalist Alexander Frater was preparing for his journey to India for a race with the rains. On 29 August, the Cauvery Water Management Authority directed Karnataka to release 5,000 Cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu till September 12. As per CWDT Karnataka should release around 170 TMC to Tamil Nadu in a ‘normal’ water year. …

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Signs of monsoon revival: Storage position in Cauvery basin reservoirs still an area of concern
1 year, 5 months ago

Signs of monsoon revival: Storage position in Cauvery basin reservoirs still an area of concern

The Hindu  

Not withstanding the signs of monsoon revival in the Cauvery basin, especially in Kodagu and parts of Chikkamagalur, concerns remain over the storage positions in the major reservoirs. The gross storage capacity of the KRS is 49.45 tmc ft. against which the storage on Sunday, was 17.05 tmc feet which is 34 per cent of its actual capacity. But, the …

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Tamil Nadu CM Stalin writes to PM Modi seeking cancelation of hydrocarbon extraction from Cauvery basin
3 years, 7 months ago

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin writes to PM Modi seeking cancelation of hydrocarbon extraction from Cauvery basin

India Today  

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin stated that Cauvery Basin is the bedrock of Tamil Nadu’s food security and agro-based economy from time immemorial and claimed that the ecologically fragile zone supports the livelihood of millions of farmers and farmworkers. He also said that the Government of Tamil Nadu has consistently opposed hydrocarbon exploration and extraction projects in the Cauvery basin …

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Task force on river-linking okays Mahandadi-Godavari link
3 years, 10 months ago

Task force on river-linking okays Mahandadi-Godavari link

The Hindu  

The task force on Interlinking of Rivers has agreed and approved the preparation of final detailed project report on the proposed Mahandi -Gadavari link by ensuring utilisation of the allocated Godavari waters by Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, en route the link canal of the project. The meeting discussed mainly three proposals put forward by the task force chairman based on …

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Kabini reservoir in Cauvery basin on flood alert after heavy inflow from Wayanad
4 years, 5 months ago

Kabini reservoir in Cauvery basin on flood alert after heavy inflow from Wayanad

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysuru: Due to heavy rainfall at Wayanad in Kerala, and huge inflow of 13,000 cusecs to Kabini reservoir at Beechanahalli in HD Kote taluk in Mysuru district, the water has reached its optimum level of 2284 feet, and as much as 16,000 cusecs water was released on Tuesday. On 4 June, when south west Monsoons entered Karnataka, the water level …

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Tamil Nadu Dalit farmers say hydrocarbon projects snuffing out hopes of brighter future, vow to carry on fight
4 years, 9 months ago

Tamil Nadu Dalit farmers say hydrocarbon projects snuffing out hopes of brighter future, vow to carry on fight

Firstpost  

After the Tamil Nadu government acquired land for hydrocarbon projects, Dalits lost access to it “Do you see that fire burning?” Shanthi Shanmugam, an agricultural labourer from Pazhaiyapalayam village, in Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu, added: “It burns over our heads 24X7. The report quoted the Central Pollution Control Board’s observations on Anaimangalam oil spill: “Oil leakages are occurring regularly …

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Heavy rain pounds Karnataka, flood alert in affected districts
6 years, 5 months ago

Heavy rain pounds Karnataka, flood alert in affected districts

Hindustan Times  

With the coastal and other districts of Karnataka receiving heavy rain a flood alert has been sounded in the southern state, officials said on Wednesday. Other coastal districts like Dakshina Kannada received 33.8 cm rain, Uttara Kannada 33.6 cm, south interior districts of Kodagu 28.8 cm, Chikkamagaluru 25.1 cm, Hassan 24.5 cm and Shivamogga 33.6 cm. Due to the heavy …

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