On August 21, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said that it will constitute a bench to hear the case after senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Tamil Nadu, sought an urgent hearing of the case.
The Karnataka unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday staged a protest in Mandya district, demanding not to further release water from the Cauvery river to Tamil Nadu.
"Karnataka government is calling an all-party meeting on water disputes related to Cauvery...it is on Wednesday (23rd August). I have called some senior Parliament members to be part of the meeting...to seek the solution we have called this meeting," said Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar.
Notably, the Mekedatu balancing reservoir-cum drinking water project, to be constructed across the Cauvery river basin, has been at the centre of controversy between the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 27 (ANI): People on both banks of the Cauvery River and in low lying areas have been instructed to move to safer places and take precautionary measures due to heavy rainfall in the catchment area of KRS reservoir.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 6 (ANI): Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said the Mekedatu reservoir project across the Cauvery river will be implemented for sure.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 5 (ANI): Amid Tamil Nadu's strong opposition against the construction of the Mekedatu project across River Cauvery, Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said MK Stalin-led government was attempting a new political adventure by unnecessary trying to
Mandya (Karnataka) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Friday paid homage to the Cauvery river as a tradition of praying to sacred rivers, on the behalf of people of the state.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 10 (ANI): Several parts of Karnataka, including Karwar in Uttara Kannada district, continue to face a flood-like situation due to incessant rainfall, while the Central Water Commission (CWC) warned that Cauvery river in Chamarajanagar district is flowing in
Mandya (Karnataka) [India], Aug 10 (ANI): The public has been prohibited to venture into the Cauvery river as a precautionary measure after water levels of the river rose, the Deputy Commissioner of Mandya district, M V Venkatesh said.
Mandya (Karnataka) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Executive Engineer of the Krishna Raja Sagara reservoir in Mandya district of Karnataka on Friday cautioned people living in low-lying areas near the Cauvery river to move to safer places as the water level was rising.
Karaikal (Puducherry) [India], Feb 29 (ANI): Centre is looking for funding for its Rs 60,000 crore project to link Godavari and Cauvery rivers which will save about 1,200 tmc ft of water from Godavari that otherwise drains into the sea, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said here on Friday.