Cauvery Committee Asks Tamil Nadu and Karnataka for Distress-Sharing Formula
Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) chief Vineet Gupta urged Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to devise a mutually agreed distress-sharing formula for water deficit years.
A distress-sharing formula is a scientific mechanism to share available river waters proportionally between riparian states during rainfall deficit years.
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CWRC Chairperson Vineet Gupta urged Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to come up with a permanent distress-sharing formula for water deficits.
During the 2023-24 water year, both CWRC and CWMA worked out a distress-sharing mechanism to manage lower rainfall inflow.
The implementation bodies aim to minimize disputes between upper riparian Karnataka and lower riparian Tamil Nadu.
+3 more exam points🔒 Upgrade to Pro to unlockCWRC regularly monitors reservoir storages, rainfall data, and daily water release in the Cauvery basin.
Tamil Nadu has consistently advocated for a fixed, scientifically calculated formula to manage distress years.
Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) was constituted in June 1990 under the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956.
The Supreme Court gave its final judgment on the Cauvery dispute on February 16, 2018, allocating 177.25 TMC ft to Tamil Nadu.
Union Government notified the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) and CWRC in June 2018 to implement the court's award.
River Cauvery originates at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri Hills of Kodagu district in Karnataka.
Major tributaries of Cauvery in Tamil Nadu include Bhavani, Noyyal, and Amaravati rivers.
Grand Anicut (Kallanai) across river Cauvery was built by Chola King Karikalan in the 2nd century AD.
Article 262 of the Indian Constitution empowers Parliament to adjudicate disputes relating to waters of inter-state rivers.
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Upgrade to ProSupreme Court allocated 177.25 TMC ft of Cauvery water annually to Tamil Nadu in its Feb 2018 verdict.
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