Cauvery basin
Coverage of Cauvery basin in the Nexus archive.
- Cauvery basin farmers abandon or delay sowing amid water crisis
Farmers in the Cauvery basin region are abandoning or delaying sowing due to a water crisis. Reservoir levels, along with lakes, ponds, and small water bodies, are worryingly low in the area.
- Why is Tamil Nadu opposing the Centre’s latest guidelines on Cauvery basin? | Explained
Tamil Nadu is opposing the Centre's latest guidelines on the Cauvery basin, which require the state government to submit preliminary reports and concept notes aligned with the 2017 guidelines and the 2007 final award of the Tribunal.
- Tamil Nadu exercised over the Centre’s guidelines on projects in the Cauvery basin
Tamil Nadu is concerned about the Centre’s guidelines for projects in the Cauvery basin. The guidelines are relevant to the ongoing controversy over Karnataka's proposed Mekedatu drinking water-cum-balancing reservoir project.
- Successive govts failed to speed up work on irrigation projects in Cauvery and Krishna basins in Karnataka, says senior SC advocate
Successive governments in Karnataka have failed to accelerate irrigation projects in the Cauvery and Krishna basins. Senior SC advocate Mohan Kataraki urged the state government to double its allocation for these projects.