Panel set up on Mekedatu Dam Construction

A committee was set up by National Green Tribunal (NGT) to submit report on alleged violation of norms in construction of a reservoir across Cauvery river at Mekedatu in Karnataka. Highlights NGT bench consisting of Justice K Ramakrishnan took suo ..

Tags: Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal • Interstate River Water Disputes • Mekedatu Dam • Mekedatu project • National Green Tribunal (NGT)

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021

Central Government forms Cauvery Water Management Authority

Following directions from Supreme Court, the Central Government has constituted the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CMA) to address the dispute over sharing of river water among Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry. In February, 2018 judgement, the Supreme Court had ..

Tags: Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal • Cauvery Water Management Authority • Cauvery Water Regulation Committee • Inter-State Relations • Karnataka

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2018