{"id":28535,"date":"2018-10-24T12:53:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T07:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=28535"},"modified":"2018-10-24T12:53:01","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T07:23:01","slug":"cauvery-authority-directs-karnataka-to-release-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/cauvery-authority-directs-karnataka-to-release-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Cauvery authority directs Karnataka to release water"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cauvery authority directs Karnataka to release water<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

News:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) directed Karnataka to release water to Tamil Nadu and other states.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Important facts:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

    2.The decision was taken in CWMA\u2019s first meeting held in New Delhi, with representatives from Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry.<\/p>\n

    3.The meeting was held because Karnataka decided to appeal in the Supreme Court against the formation of Cauvery Water Management Authority.<\/p>\n

    4.Karnataka has been asked to release 31 tmcft water to Tamil Nadu in July.<\/p>\n

    5.Karnataka had released an extra of 3 tmcft of water from Cauvery n June owing to the heavy rainfall in the river\u2019s catchment areas.<\/p>\n

    6.However, the meeting did not discuss Karnataka\u2019s decision to challenge the Constitution of the CWMA in the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

    7.Karnataka decided to appeal in the Supreme Court against the formation of CWMA.<\/p>\n

    8.According to a Supreme Court order on February 16, Karnataka needs to release 177.25 TMC to TN. The Court had reduced the latter\u2019s share of 192 TMC as ordained by the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal.<\/p>\n

    9.The authority\u2019s order came after Karnataka had made public its objection to the composition of CWMA on June 30.<\/p>\n

    10.Karnataka raised objections about the distribution of water and is wary of \u201coutside\u201d interference in the distribution.<\/p>\n

    11.In case of Puducherry, the authority directed that the existing arrangement for the supply of water to Puducherry by Tamil Nadu will continue.<\/p>\n

    12.The next meeting of the CWMA would be held in July to review the implementation of the orders passed by the authority in the first meeting.<\/p>\n

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    Some value addition points:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

    13.Constitutional Provisions and Legislations:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n