Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bharatiya Kisan Union Purwa through its Secretary Vs Union of India Ministry of Jal Shakti & Others dated 07/03/2025. The grievance of the applicant is that railway bridge between Daraganj and Jhunsi is being constructed on the flood plains of …
Trichy: Members of Desiya Thenninthiya Nathigal Inaippu Vivasayigal Sangam headed by its state president P Ayyakkannu staged a novel protest by lying in a crematorium alongside a burning pyre demanding to constitute Cauvery Management Board here on Tuesday. Around 10 members of the farmer’s association led by P Ayyakkannu arrived …
The Odisha Government demanded an early handover of the Mahanadi tribunal’s terms of reference during the first regional conference meeting of five States held in Kolkata on Monday. Besides, the State asked for a halt in the construction work of Mohamala Sirapur barrage and other projects on Mahanadi upstream in …
The Sardar Sarovar Dam reached a height of 121.92 m in 2006 and at this height the dam has enough water to generate most of the promised benefits - irrigation, drinking water, and electricity. However, currently only 30% of the targeted villages receive regular water supplies, less than 20% of …
CHENNAI: Ravindra Jadeja ducked when a shoe came flying at him at long-off on Tuesday night. Outside the Chepauk stadium, a police officer’s reflex wasn’t as good: He took apunch from a Cauvery protestor and fell. While Chennai Super Kings battled it out with Kolkata Knight Riders at IPL, Tamil …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Karnataka Vs State of Tamil Nadu dated 16/02/2018 regarding allocation and sharing of water of river Cauvery. Supreme Court directs an additional 14.75 TMC of water to be awarded to the State of Karnataka. In view of …
Prove your bona fides, submit draft of water-sharing proposal by May 3, orders the top court The Supreme Court on Monday rapped the Centre for not framing a water-sharing scheme for the Cauvery and ordered it to prove its “bona fides” by submitting a draft scheme by May 3. The …
The Cauvery Management Board issue is all set to subvert the peaceful life in Tamil Nadu in days to come, according to senior intelligence officials in the State. The Opposition sponsored bandh on Thursday is expected to throw normal life out of gear as the DMK has given an all …
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear Tamil Nadu’s petition seeking to initiate contempt proceedings against the Centre for not constituting the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) within the stipulated period of six weeks. The last date for setting up the board was March 30. A bench led by Chief …
CHENNAI: In a bid to sustain pressure on the Centre over setting up the Cauvery Management Board (CMB), opposition parties led by the DMK, at an all-party meeting in Chennai on Sunday, resolved to call for a statewide bandh on April 5. The parties, which decided to block trains on …
CHENNAI: The six-week deadline set by the Supreme Court for forming the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) came to an end on Thursday even as farmers and the public in Tamil Nadu were agitated over the Centre’s failure to honour the apex court’s verdict. Significantly, the Centre maintained a stoic silence …
CHENNAI: As the Supreme Court deadline to the Centre to put in place a 'scheme' to implement the award of the Cauvery river water tribunal comes to an end on Friday, the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre, prompted by the law ministry, may file a petition in the SC …
What is the background to the dispute and, going beyond the political rhetoric in both states, who are the parties actually affected by it? In line with the Supreme Court’s order in January, the Ministry of Water Resources last week notified the setting up of a Tribunal to resolve the …
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government’s attempts to get immediate release of 15tmcft of Cauvery water did not yield a positive response from the Centre, with the ministry of water resources pointing to the proposed setting up of Cauvery Management Board in six weeks going by the Supreme Court verdict. Of …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Odisha Vs State of Chhattisgarh dated 23/01/2018 regarding water dispute in respect of waters of the Mahanadi Basin. This suit was filed by the State of Odisha asking for an injunction restraining State of Chhattisgarh from continuing …
PANJIM: Karnataka on Monday claimed before the Mhadei Water Dispute Tribunal that no prejudice would be caused to Goa if it diverts water from the Mhadei river basin to the Malaprabha basin and therefore Goa’s case should be dismissed Final arguments before the Tribunal continued on Monday with Maharashtra continuing …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Orissa Vs State of Andhra Pradesh dated 15/02/2018 regarding construction of the Polavaram project (known as Indira Sagar Project) on the river Godavari at Polavaram. It is submitted by the counsel appearing on behalf of the State …
In a written submission to Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal, Karnataka also stated that Goa’s “allegations that the State of Karnataka has changed the nature of the flow of Mahadayi is ridiculous and false”. Terming the Goa Water Resources Minister’s comments on the Mahadayi river water dispute as “fascist” and “divisive”, …
Accuses K'taka of resuming Kalasa canal work violating SC order Panaji: The Goa government will file a contempt petition before the Supreme Court and the Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal against Karnataka for allegedly resuming work on a canal of a Mahadayi tributary at Kanakumbi in Belagavi district "in violation" of …
Row between new, old ayacutdars of Parambikulam-Aliyar The Madras High Court has decided to hear on February 1 a long standing dispute between farmers attached to the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project-Thirumoorthy Reservoir Project Committee (PAP-TRPC) and those forming part of Alambalayam Poosarinayakkan Aeri Pasana Vivasayikal Sangam (APAPVS) in Coimbatore district over sharing …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Inter-state water disputes for sharing of river water, 18/12/2017. The Parliament has enacted Inter-State River Water Disputes (ISRWD) Act, 1956 for adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-State rivers and river valley thereof. When any request under the said Act is received from …
