Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re : News item appearing in Hindu dated 11.12.2023 titled “Cauvery basin lost nearly 12,850 sq.km. of green cover” dated 10/01/2024. The original application is registered suo motu on the basis of the news item titled “Cauvery basin lost …
Amid protests from local politicians, an illegal dyeing unit was demolished by a team of revenue officials and Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) personnel at Venanthur town – located more than 40 km away from River Cauvery – on Monday. It is learnt that it was functioning on the …
CHENNAI: With the Cauvery water sharing row escalating, Tamil Nadu government today made it clear that it would not allow construction of a new dam by Karnataka at Mekedhatu across the river under "any circumstances." Replying to a special mention on the water dispute in the Assembly, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa …
The Tamil Nadu Government has approached the Supreme Court to prevent Karnataka from using the Cauvery water stored in its four main reservoirs for irrigation between February and May. This demand is in line with the final order of Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal on February 5, 2007. On March 21, …
BJP, JD(S) members demand relief package. Parliament was adjourned on Thursday as members belonging to different parties created an uproar over the Cauvery water dispute and drought-like situation in Karnataka. Soon after an obituary reference in the Lok Sabha, members stormed into the Well to raise their demands. BJP and …
Court should decide on Cauvery issue, they say With the Cauvery dispute once again starting to generate heat in Karnataka, which is preparing for using the river's water for summer irrigation, a measure opposed by Tamil Nadu, farmers in Tamil Nadu are a worried lot. Leaders in Karnataka, including Leader …
The State government on Monday termed Tamil Nadu questioning the State’s right to utilise Cauvery water as “illegal” and “inhuman”, and sought the Centre’s intervention to prevent the neighbouring state from raking up the water-sharing issue “unnecessarily”. “The Supreme Court has repeatedly rejected Tamil Nadu’s interlocutory applications seeking its intervention. …
The idea of interlinking rivers is appealing because it is so grand, but this is also the reason it is nothing more than a distraction The Supreme Court recently issued a diktat to the central government about the scheme to interlink rivers. The directions are straightforward. The government shall set …
The Tamil Nadu government has approached the Supreme Court seeking urgent directions to restrain Karnataka from taking up summer irrigation and consequent depletion of storages in the reservoirs in Karnataka, in contravention of the final order passed by the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal in February 2007. In its application, Tamil …
Apprehending severe water crisis in Bangalore in the near future, the Expert Committee constituted to assess long-term additional needs of water for the City, has urged the government to re-look at the controversial reservoir project at Mekedatu that was shelved earlier. The 10-member committee headed by B N Thyagaraja, retired …
Unable to take up mechanisation due to water, power shortage' Expressing concern over the “bleak prospects” for agriculture sector on account of various factors, the Tiruchi District Cauvery Delta Farmers Welfare Association has appealed to the government to amend the Land Ceiling Act and encourage cooperative and corporate farming in …
Proposes securing additional water within Tribunal’s framework Drawing additional Cauvery water within the framework of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal award is the short term plan recommended by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board’s (BWSSB) expert committee, appointed by the government to find solutions to the growing demand for …
The Bhavani Municipality has a quick-fix method to clean up the holy site of Kooduthurai. It removes the waste from the holy site and dumps it into the Cauvery River. So, the more spruced up and clean Kooduthurai is, the dirtier Cauvery will be. Kooduthurai, where the Rivers Bhavani, Cauvery …
Summer has just set in. But the demand for water has already hit the sky in most of the fringe areas of the City. However, the civic agencies are yet to take any concrete measures to tackle the acute shortage of water. The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has earmarked …
To achieve increased capacity utilization Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) has written to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry seeking allocation of entire KG-D6 crude oil production for the Cauvery Basin Refinery (CBR) at Nagapattinam in order to sustain CBR operations and achieve increased capacity utilisation. In a letter to …
Techies working in Electronics City told to use water sparingly and judiciously. Techies in Electronics City are the latest victims of Bangalore’s worsening water crisis. Faced with severe water shortage and mounting cost of ensuring regular supply, companies there have asked employees to drastically cut down the use of water …
The entire Western Ghats must be considered as ecologically sensitive, especially to ensure the sustainability of the rivers of the Indian Peninsula, the Madhav Gadgil Committee report has said. Peninsular rivers such as the Krishna, Godavari and Cauvery that drain the Deccan Plateau and flow eastwards originate in the Western …
GO to divert Hemavathi water to Sira sparks row; Kunigal farmers approach HC Summer usually brings to the fore the century-old Cauvery river water dispute between the two riparian states -- Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. But this year’s summer seems to have sparked a fresh row over the Cauvery water …
Erode Corporation has completed preparation of a detailed project report for its ambitious Uratchikottai Water Supply scheme with the cost estimated to be Rs. 407 crore. The civic body will implement the scheme with funds from Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited (TNUIFSL) with assistance from German Development Bank …
Industries Minister lays foundation stone for scheme. Industries Minister P. Thangamani laid the foundation stone for a new drinking water scheme for Pallipalayam Third Grade Municipality, in Tiruchengode Taluk, recently. Requirements Officials said that the project to be carried out at an estimate Rs. 11.66 crore has been planned to …
A team of Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board personnel on Wednesday removed nine illegal dyeing units that were polluting River Cauvery near Pallipalayam in Tiruchengode Taluk. District Environment Engineer K. Gokuladas who headed the drive, said that the units were evicted based on complaints received from residents of those localities …
