The State Government yesterday expressed its inability to release 3 tmcft of Cauvery water, sought by an official team from Tamil Nadu, to meet the water requirements of people in the Cauvery basin area. Karnataka Chief Secretary Subhash Khuntia expressed helplessness on the grounds that there was severe water shortage in the basin. The available…
HEARING ON CAUVERY WATER SHARING: SC again asks Karnataka to release 2,000 cusecs per day to TN
March 22, 2017KRS, Kabini, Harangi and Hemavathi Reservoirs together have only 9.96 tmcft water The Supreme Court yesterday directed the Karnataka Government to release 2,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu every day. The matter will be next heard on July 11. The Court said that on July 11, it will commence the final hearing of…
Save Cauvery, save Kodagu and save ourselves – 2
March 4, 2017The environment of Kodagu is being destroyed at an alarming rate. With many destructive development projects planned, the landscape of Kodagu is being destroyed, endangering the indigenous communities. In this article, President of Coorg Wildlife Society Colonel (Retd.) C.P. Muthanna looks at three aspects: The importance of protecting Kodagu landscape and environment, the threats and…
Save Cauvery, save Kodagu and save ourselves – 1
March 3, 2017The environment of Kodagu is being destroyed at an alarming rate. With many destructive development projects planned, the landscape of Kodagu is being destroyed, endangering the indigenous communities. In this article, President of Coorg Wildlife Society Colonel (Retd.) C.P. Muthanna looks at three aspects: The importance of protecting Kodagu landscape and environment, the threats and…
Cannot release any more water to TN: Karnataka
February 18, 2017Counsels for Karnataka yesterday explained before the Cauvery Supervisory Committee (CSC) the acute water crisis it is facing in the Cauvery River basin due to severe droughts and conveyed its inability to continue releasing 2,000 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu due to the prevailing distress situation. Participating in the CSC meeting at Shrama…
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