Cauvery Water Sharing

Cauvery, a river under stress: In Coorg, unwanted 'development' comes at a high environmental cost

The economic, political and social changes in Coorg have led to an environmental imbalance that has impacted the Cauvery

Cauvery, a river under stress: How the dispute over its waters was politicised

Hydro politics over its rivers is not a new phenomenon in India, but the Cauvery water dispute is one-of-its-kind, in that it has continued for over two centuries now.

Cauvery verdict: AIADMK says Palaniswamy govt will continue fight as DMK slams it for improper handling of case

The AIADMK said its government would continue efforts to get adequate share of Cauvery water even as the Opposition DMK hit out at it over the alleged inept handling of the case in the Supreme Court.

Cauvery water dispute verdict highlights: Karnataka to get 14.75 TMC additional water; Tamil Nadu to get 177 TMC

The decades-old Cauvery water dispute was decided unanimously by CWDT in 2007, after determining the total availability of water in the Cauvery basin at 740 thousand million cubic (tmc) feet at the Lower Coleroon Anicut site, including 14 tmcft for environmental protection.

Drought in South India: As summer kicks in, TN, Karnataka and other states stare at another water crisis

Step into Tamil Nadu and you find the Cauvery has died in the state. Driving through Trichy, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur and Nagapattinam, the mighty Cauvery today is reduced to tiny puddles of dirty water in the delta region.

Cauvery dispute: As SC asks Karnataka to 'live and let live', what's at the root of this fight?

Setting up a Cauvery Management Board or Authority, as suggested by the Tribunal, on the lines of the Bhakra Beas Management Board is perhaps the only way to ensure that the dispute doesn’t repeat itself like a stuck record whenever rainfall is deficient.