Cauvery river water
dispute is a main cause for tension in south India nowadays. Cauvery river is
known as Ganga of the south. Harangi, Hemavathi, Kabani, Bhavani and
Suvanavathi are the principal tributaries of Cauvery river. Cauvery river rises
in western ghats near Talakaveri in Karnataka state. It merges into Bay of
Bengal after flowing more than 800 kms through Karnataka and Tamilnadu states. The
various projects executed and completed using Cauvery water are Krishnarajasagar,
near Mysore in Karnataka, Mettur dam in Tamilnadu, Lower Bhavani in Tamilnadu
and Cauvery delta system in Tamilnadu. Some of the important ongoing projects
are Hemavathi, Harangi, Varuna and Kabini canals. In 1995, Supreme Court of
India asked Cauvery water tribunal to take an appropriate decision on releasing
water to Tamilnadu by Karnataka state. Tribunal ordered for release of 11 TMC
water to Tamilnadu. A.B.Vajpayee during his primeministership conducted meeting
of both Karnataka and Tamilnadu state political leaders and amicably settled
the issue. Around 15 years after that there was no issues related to this. But
now in the year 2012 again clashes between two states for Cauvery water
restarted.
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