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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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Mettur dam and the centenary of a milestone Cauvery agreement

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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New master plan, task force on stormwater drains to free Bengaluru from flooding

Master plan to focus on linking city’s storm water drain network with river Cauvery

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Cumulative outflow from KRS and Kabini dams nearing 300 tmcft

Above normal rainfall during the current monsoon has resulted in heavy inflow

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As unprecedented flow continues in Cauvery, focus turns to how much more Tamil Nadu will get

The realisation may exceed the 47-year high of around 455 tmc ft

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The ‘other’ monsoon is on fire over Tamil Nadu this year

Tamil Nadu is enjoying uncharacteristic bountiful rainfall during the southwest monsoon. While this has had a positive effect on the storage in the State’s major reservoirs that are fast filling up, concerns about crop damage must be factored in, say farmers

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Tamil Nadu gets a record quantum of Cauvery water in August

The realisation crossed 200 tmc ft-mark for the first time in the month in nearly 50 years

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Copious flow into reservoirs may help the State in record rice production

The government has accomplished the coverage of around 5.36 lakh acres in the Cauvery delta

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Cauvery brims again with bountiful inflows

After four years, Tamil Nadu has been receiving unusually high inflows during the southwest monsoon

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Outflow from KRS crosses 1 lakh cusecs

This is owing to heavy rains in catchment areas; people in low-lying areas alerted

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Heavy rain continues in Kodagu

Bhagamandala, Talacauvery bear the brunt; all schools closed on Monday

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Advantage Karnataka as Cauvery tribunal award for State goes begging

‘Lethargy’ of successive governments to complete dam projects in a time-bound manner

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Combined discharge from KRS, Kabini dam on the rise

Cumulative outflow from these two reservoirs since June is 136 tmcft

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