The Latest Breaking News from Cauvery

Water woes | BWSSB to take action against PGs obtaining Cauvery water supply illegally

BWSSB cracks down on PGs illegally using Cauvery water in Bengaluru, instructs officials to investigate and resolve issues.

The Hindu · Apr 5, 2024

Is the urban water system breaking?

Bengaluru water crisis: Indian Institute of Science’s T.V. Ramachandra and water conservationist S. Vishwanath discuss whether the urban water system is breaking? 

The Hindu · Apr 4, 2024

Cauvery is not just about water: former Madras High Court judge

Cauvery – A Long-winded Dispute, published by The Hindu, was launched by Prabha Sridevan, former Madras High Court judge

The Hindu · Mar 26, 2024

Tiruchi Corporation drills deep borewells on Cauvery bed to augment water supply

With a long summer ahead and the yield from the city’s main water sources dwindling, the Tiruchi City Corporation is gearing to meet the requirements over the next three or four months by sinking six additional deep borewells on the Cauvery river bed

The Hindu · Mar 15, 2024

Farmers observe fast against Karnataka’s bid to build dam at Mekedatu

Farmers and members of the Coordination Committee of All Farmers’ Associations of Tamil Nadu observed a fast at Tiruvarur on Friday urging the State government to take up legal steps to prevent Karnataka government from going ahead with its proposal to build a dam across the Cauvery at Mekedatu.

The Hindu · Mar 15, 2024

Highways Department invites tenders for bridge across the Cauvery

The State Highways Department has called for tenders for the construction of one more bridge across the Cauvery between Srirangam and Tiruchi

The Hindu · Mar 8, 2024

‘Save Coorg’ calls trend as water crisis takes centre stage in Karnataka

Save Coorg campaign urges conservation to protect River Cauvery, Western Ghats, and ensure water supply for Bengaluru, Mysuru, and Tamil Nadu.

The Hindu · Mar 5, 2024

Bengaluru, the parched IT capital of India

Households in Bengaluru, dependent on water supply from the Cauvery river or water tankers, are preparing for the current water crisis to worsen as the city stares at a long, hot summer.

The Hindu · Mar 1, 2024

Cauvery water supply to 110 villages will commence from May, says D.K. Shivakumar

The 110 villages located on the outskirts of Bengaluru will get drinking water from Cauvery in May, said Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar. He was responding to questions in the Legislative Assembly.

The Hindu · Feb 20, 2024

Cauvery pact: a controversial journey

On the 33rd anniversary of the 1892 Agreement, the two parties entered into a fresh agreement at Fort St. George, Madras, on February 18, 1924, which even today remains the last such understanding between the two States. A.R. Banerji, Mysore Dewan, and P. Hawkins, Public Works Department’s Secretary of Madras,…

The Hindu · Feb 19, 2024