Congress leaders lambast BJP, launch poll preparation

Congress leaders lambast BJP, launch poll preparation

Horticulture Minister S.S. Mallikarjun speaking at the Haveri Lok Sabha constituency preparatory meeting in Haveri on Saturday. Minister H.K. Patil and Chief Whip of the Legislative Council Saleem Ahmed are seen. | Photo Credit: SANJAY RITTI Launching the poll preparations for Haveri Lok Sabha Constituency, Congress leaders including Ministers S.S. Mallikarjun and H.K. Patil and … Read more

Cauvery Committee retains water release recommendation of 3,000 cusecs to T.N.

Cauvery Committee retains water release recommendation of 3,000 cusecs to T.N.

Water flowing out of the Krishna Raja Sagar dam built across Cauvery river in Mandya district, Karnataka | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) has directed Karnataka to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu at 3,000 cusecs daily from October 15 to 31, retaining the flow rate mandated from October 1 … Read more

CWMA urged to find lasting solution to Cauvery issue

CWMA urged to find lasting solution to Cauvery issue

Dinesh Gooligowda, MLC, has urged the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) to find a lasting solution to the sharing of the Cavery water in times of distress. He has also sought an an ‘’impartial’’ report from hydrology experts drawn from outside the four riparian States. In a letter to the CWMA chairman, Mr. Gooligowda, who … Read more

Cauvery row | Bandh observed in Mandya in protest against release of water to Tamil Nadu

Cauvery row | Bandh observed in Mandya in protest against release of water to Tamil Nadu

Seer of Adichunchanagiri Mutt Sri Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji turned up at the site of protest by farmers’ outfits in Mandya to extend his support to the ongoing agitation against release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu on September 22, 2023. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Several shops and business establishments remained closed in Mandya on September … Read more

CM Stalin urges PM Modi to instruct Karnataka to release Cauvery water to T.N.

CM Stalin urges PM Modi to instruct Karnataka to release Cauvery water to T.N.

The cultivation of kuruvai and sowing of samba paddy crops is fully dependent on the release of water from the Mettur reservoir, which in turn depends on the flows received from Karnataka, the CM’s letter said | Photo Credit: VENGADESH R Flagging the “grim scenario” faced by the farmers of Cauvery delta in saving their … Read more

Water from Cauvery, due from Karnataka to T.N., crucial for standing kuruvai crops: CM Stalin writes to Union Minister

Water from Cauvery, due from Karnataka to T.N., crucial for standing kuruvai crops: CM Stalin writes to Union Minister

File photograph used for representational purposes only Pointing out that Tamil Nadu’s share of about 22.54 TMC of Cauvery water from Karnataka, has not been realised, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin wrote to Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, requesting him to direct the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) to issue directions to Karnataka to release … Read more

Mettur dam and the centenary of a milestone Cauvery agreement 

Mettur dam and the centenary of a milestone Cauvery agreement 

The construction of the dam at Mettur took nine years and it came into use on August 21, 1934. The important benefits of the dam are stabilising irrigation, ensuring livelihood for lakhs of farmers and contributing to food security.  | Photo Credit: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN This year, Tamil Nadu will witness the centenary celebrations of M. … Read more