Cauvery Water Management Authority
Coverage of Cauvery Water Management Authority in the Nexus archive.
- Cauvery Water Management Authority upholds CWRC’s order to Karnataka to release water to Tamil Nadu
The Cauvery Water Management Authority has upheld the order requiring Karnataka to release water to Tamil Nadu. Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakuamar convened an all-party meeting in Bengaluru to seek advice on the state's next steps.
- Cauvery row: Cauvery Water Management Authority’s meeting on July 30
The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA), which oversees Cauvery water releases by upper riparian states as mandated by the Supreme Court, is holding a meeting on Thursday. Karnataka's appeal regarding water allocation is expected to be discussed during the session.
- Cauvery committee chief asks Tamil Nadu, Karnataka to come up with distress-sharing formula
Cauvery committee chief Vineet Gupta urged Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to develop a distress-sharing formula. He defended the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) and Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA), citing their 2023-24 water year distress-sharing mechanism.
- Cauvery Water Regulation Committee orders Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs of water a day for 15 days to Tamil Nadu
The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee ordered Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu for 15 days. Karnataka's Water Resources Minister Ramalinga Reddy stated the state is facing a severe water shortage and may appeal the decision to the Cauvery Water Management Authority.
- PMK urges Centre to replace Cauvery Management Authority with empowered board
PMK has called for replacing the Cauvery Water Management Authority with an empowered board, citing Karnataka's sufficient reservoir water to meet Tamil Nadu's share. The party alleges the current authority lacks enforcement power and the ability to address violations.
- Storage in Karnataka’s Cauvery reservoirs stands at 52% of total capacity as CWMA is set to review situation on July 22
Storage in Karnataka’s Cauvery reservoirs is at 52% of total capacity. The Cauvery Water Management Authority is meeting in Delhi on July 22 to review the situation and monitor water release to lower riparian states as per the Supreme Court’s verdict.
- Cauvery Water Management Authority is meeting on Wednesday amid a growing deficit in water realisation by Tamil Nadu
The Cauvery Water Management Authority is meeting amid a growing deficit in water realisation by Tamil Nadu. Since June 1, four reservoirs in the Cauvery basin have received around 30 tmc ft, while Tamil Nadu has received less than four tmc ft.
- CWMA asks basin States to use reservoir water judiciously, defers decision on Cauvery releases
The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) has asked basin states to use reservoir water judiciously and deferred a decision on Cauvery releases during its 52nd meeting, which took place amid renewed political debate over the Mekedatu balancing reservoir project.