Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Cauvery

No shortage of water in reservoirs for catering to drinking needs: Minister

Govt. informs Assembly: sufficient water in reservoirs for drinking; inflow increased in Cauvery & Krishna basins; contingency plan in place to recharge/drill borewells; drought declaration manual to be reviewed; monsoon to become active in coming days.

The Hindu

Water from Cauvery, due from Karnataka to T.N., crucial for standing kuruvai crops: CM Stalin writes to Union Minister

TN CM Stalin requests Union Minister to direct CWMA to issue directions to Karnataka to release TN's share of Cauvery water to save standing kuruvai crop. TN flagged issue in meetings of Union Minister, CWRC & CWMA, but Karnataka has not released water.

The Hindu

Put pressure on Centre on Cauvery water issue: Ramadoss urges T.N. CM

PMK founder Dr. S Ramadoss urges TN CM to lead team to Delhi & meet PM Modi to pressure Karnataka to release Cauvery water. Shock over meagre flows into Mettur dam, storage may last only till Aug 10. Crops in delta districts at critical phase, Karnataka condemned for not releasing…

The Hindu

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Edappadi Palaniswami criticises T.N. CM Stalin for not raising Mekedatu issue with Karnataka

AIADMK's Palaniswami & AMMK's Dhinakaran question CM Stalin for not raising Mekedatu & Cauvery water issues with Karnataka government and Water Reseources Minister Shivakumar

The Hindu

ED searches only an expression of BJP government’s annoyance at Opposition meet; to divert attention: T.N. CM Stalin

DMK Chief Stalin charges ED searches of TN Minister's premises as BJP's annoyance over Opposition unity meet; Stalin asserts Minister will face case legally & DMK won't back down from Karunanidhi's stand on Cauvery issue.

The Hindu

Vaiko confident that differences between Opposition parties can be ironed out in the fight against BJP

Vaiko expresses confidence Opposition parties' differences can be ironed out to defeat BJP in 2024 LS election. Opp. parties plan unity meeting in Bengaluru to sort differences, common rallying point to defeat BJP. Vaiko to attend Bengaluru meeting, TN-Karnataka Cauvery dispute not to be discussed. MDMK to collect signatures to…

The Hindu

Inflow to reservoirs dips as rain abates in catchment areas of Cauvery river in Karnataka

Monsoon rains in Kodagu, Cauvery catchment area & surrounding districts of Karnataka have abated, leading to reduced inflow into reservoirs. KRS, Kabini, Hemavathi & Harangi levels below FRL, raising concerns for sugarcane & paddy cultivators downstream..

The Hindu

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

June’s receipt of Cauvery water marks seventh occasion of poor realisation in 10 years

The poor realisation of Cauvery water in June this year marked the seventh occasion in the last 10 years of Tamil Nadu having received less than the State’s share for the month

The Hindu

Light to moderate rains in Kodagu raise hope of monsoon revival

Parts of Kodagu and surrounding regions received light to moderate rains on Tuesday shoring up hopes of a revival of monsoon in the Cauvery catchment area.

The Hindu

Tamil Nadu flags shortage in its share of Cauvery water

Objecting to the deficit in its share of water received from Karnataka, the Tamil Nadu government on Monday wrote to the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) flagging the issue and seeking directions to the neighbouring State to release Tamil Nadu’s actual share for July as per the schedule.

The Hindu

T.N. govt. should act firmly to get Cauvery water: Vasan

Tamil Maanila Congress president G.K. Vasan has urged the Tamil Nadu government to act firmly to ensure that the State received its share of water from the Cauvery

The Hindu

Karnataka Deputy CM should speak responsibly on Mekedatu issue, says CPI

The Communist Party of India (CPI) State Secretary R. Mutharasan on Sunday said that Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K Shivakumar, who holds the irrigation portfolio, should speak responsibly on the proposed dam across the Cauvery at Mekedatu.

The Hindu

Palaniswami, Panneerselvam criticise DMK Government on Cauvery issue

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Sunday strongly opposed the Congress government in Karnataka attempting to construct a dam across the Cauvery at Mekedatu.

The Hindu

PMK wants all-party meeting to discuss Mekedatu

PMK president Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss on Saturday demanded that the State government call for an all-party meeting to discuss comments made by Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Water Resources Minister D.K. Shivakumar, that Tamil Nadu is two-faced with respect to construction of a dam across Cauvery river in Mekedatu.

The Hindu

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Hindu

Brindavan Gardens cynosure of all eyes

The iconic Brindavan Gardens abutting the equally famous Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) reservoir built across the Cauvery, was the cynosure of all eyes for the International Yoga Day in Mandya on Wednesday.

The Hindu

Mettur Dam’s storage depleted by nearly 6 TMC in one week following water release for irrigation

Storage at the Mettur dam, the lifeline of the Cauvery delta in Tamil Nadu, has witnessed a net depletion of nearly six thousand million cubic feet after the commencement of water release for irrigation a week ago, on June 12, 2023.

The Hindu

Monsoon delay: Storage in Cauvery basin dams at 30% of installed capacity

The cumulative storage in the four major reservoirs in the Cauvery basin in the State was at nearly 30% of their installed capacity as on Monday raising concerns over the fallout in case of further delay in the onset of monsoon.

The Hindu

Cauvery Authority to meet on June 16

The subject of the proposed Mekedatu dam may not figure at the Cauvery Water Management Authority’s meeting to be held in New Delhi on June 16

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Hindu

Mettur dam and the centenary of a milestone Cauvery agreement

The Hindu

In view of monsoon delay, water managers keep their fingers crossed about T.N. getting sufficient Cauvery flows

With the Mettur dam, the lifeline of the Cauvery delta, getting ready for the commencement of water release for irrigation on the customary date of June 12, the delay in the south-west monsoon’s arrival is causing anxious moments to Tamil Nadu’s water managers, especially those monitoring the Cauvery’s flows.

The Hindu

Sufficient water to last through June in Cauvery basin dams

Though it may appear to be alarming that the water level is dipping fast and could herald a crisis, authorities have dispelled fears of drinking water scarcity in any of the towns and cities including Bengaluru and Mysuru which depend on KRS and Kabini to meet their requirement.

The Times of India

Tamil Nadu: Rains to recede, CM MK Stalin to inspect delta region

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Sunday said he would soon be inspecting rain-affected areas in the Cauvery delta region. After inspecting areas in north Chennai, Stalin said he would be visiting Sirkazhi in Mayilduthurai district on November 14.

The Hindu

Maha Kumbh Mela at Triveni Sangam from today

MYSURU All arrangements are in place for the Maha Kumbh Mela at the confluence of Cauvery, Lakshmana

The Hindu

T.N. realises over 450 tmc ft of Cauvery water since June 1

This year’s southwest monsoon smashes all previous records. In the last four days, the State received at least one tmc ft a day. Given the current trend, the total realisation is likely to cross the 500-tmc ft mark by May 2023, says an official

The Hindu

Cauvery dispute: Absence of Central govt. action prompted Supreme Court to assert authority, says author

Leela Fernandes’s ‘Governing Water in India: Inequality, Reform and the State’ chronicles inter-State river water-sharing disputes of Tamil Nadu with neighbouring Karnataka and Kerala

1 … 9 10 11 12

People

Edappadi K Palaniswami

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Bharatiya Janata Party

the Communist Party of India

40 stories

the Cauvery Water Management Authority

21 stories

Tamil Maanila Congress

20 stories

Cauvery Water Management Authority

17 stories

KRS

17 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.