Was Karnataka's dam construction the cause of controversy?


The madras Presidency opposed the mysore province's plan to dam the kaveri in the 19th century in order to stop the flow of water. In 1892, the two provinces signed a contract for the first time. Following this, a new pact was made in 1924. karnataka, however, continuously constructed dams on the Kaveri, giving it total control over the water. In karnataka, the kaveri river and its tributaries have at least 4 dams. In this, the krishna Sagar Dam is significant.

Tamil Nadu claims that karnataka has used dams and reservoirs to collect all the water for its own use. tamil Nadu's residents struggle with agriculture because these waters are not released to tamil Nadu and other states after the monsoon. To settle the Cauvery dispute, the central government established the Cauvery Water Management Board in 1990. The authority will have a chairman, two full-time members, two part-time members, a full-time secretary, and one representative from each of the four states, according to the 2018 notification. Soumitra Kumar Haldhar was chosen to serve as this board's chairman in september 2021. The board only makes a decision after carefully examining the water situation, which the states are required to do.




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S Venkateshwari

01/10/2023 01:06 PM