Despite the call for a global paradigm shift in water governance—from the traditional reductionist engineering approach to the more holistic integrated river basin governance framework—a change is not
Despite Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s missive to the Centre for expediting clearance for raising the height of the Sardar Sarovar Dam, a crucial panel reviewing and monitoring the implementation
Shettar would hold another round of floor leaders' meeting on Sept 15 before attending the CRA meeting An all-party meeting convened by Karnataka government on Tuesday resolved to urge the Cauvery River Authority headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to evolve a distress formula based on ground realities on sharing of the river waters with Tamil Nadu and other riparian states. A consensus to this effect was reached at a meeting of floor leaders of political parties in the state legislature, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who convened the meeting ahead of the CRA meeting to be held on September 19 in Delhi, told reporters here.
Karnataka Monday agreed to release 10,000 cusecs of water from Cauvery to Tamil Nadu as “a goodwill gesture”. Following the assurance, a Supreme Court bench of Justices D K Jain and Madan Lokur refused
Tamil Nadu got an “ad-hoc” assurance from Karnataka of 10,000 cusecs flow of water from Cauvery River to be maintained till the crucial meeting of the Prime Minister-led Cauvery River Authority (CRA) is
The Supreme Court has said that it will hear on September 10 the plea of Tamil Nadu seeking a direction to Karnataka for releasing 2TMC of water from Cauvery river as an interim measure. The plea by the Tamil Nadu Government was made after the Centre told a bench comprising justices D K Jain and Madan Lokur that a meeting of Cauvery River Authority (CRA) headed by the Prime Minister will be held on September 19. The Bench on September 3 had pulled up the PMO officials for not holding a meeting of CRA to resolve the water-sharing dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
Centre to explain steps taken for convening meet in Supreme Court today Even as the Supreme Court is to hear the Centre on Friday on fixing the date for the meeting of the Cauvery River Authority, the Tamil Nadu Government on Thursday made a fresh plea that Karnataka be directed to release 2 tmcft of water every day till the CRA meets. A Bench of Justices D.K. Jain and Madan B. Lokur will take up the case on Friday. Additional Solicitor General Harin Raval is expected to explain the steps taken by the PMO for convening the CRA.
The Lahore High Court on Thursday sought a reply from the ministry of Foreign Affairs, ministry of Law & Justice and ministry of Water & Power within two weeks on a petition seeking directions to raise
BELGAUM: Undeterred by Goa government’s efforts to seek a stay on the Kalsa-Bandura project, Karnataka Chief Minister Jagdish Shettar on Wednesday said his government will make every effort to complete and implement the water diversion project at the earliest. He was reacting to a question on the water levels in the Malaprabha River, where Karnataka is seeking to divert water from the controversial Kalsa-Bhandura project.
Respecting Supreme Court’s observation, Central government should convene the Cauvery River Authority meeting soon and instruct Karnataka to release the due share of water to Tamil Nadu as per the Interim
India and Pakistan have concluded their arguments in the dispute over the 330-MW hydro-electric project on Kishenganga, a tributary of the Jhelum in Jammu & Kashmir. Islamabad claimed that the project will harm its share of river waters while New Delhi asserted that it was contemplating such a project even before the signing of the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 and would otherwise have not agreed to the pact.
