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Land acquisition readied for Mekedatu project on the Cauvery
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2,500 acres identified, only 500 private: the Mekedatu Cauvery dispute every KPSC water-sharing answer must cover
Karnataka readies land acquisition for the Mekedatu reservoir.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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Karnataka is preparing land acquisition for the Mekedatu project, with the Chief Minister saying about 2,500 acres has been identified, of which only around 500 acres is private farmland.
Mekedatu is a proposed balancing reservoir across the Cauvery and its use of Cauvery waters is a long-running inter-State issue with Tamil Nadu.
ਸਰੋਤ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ਮੁੱਖ ਤੱਥ
Remember these
- Karnataka has identified about 2,500 acres for the Mekedatu project, of which only around 500 acres is private farmland
- Mekedatu is a proposed balancing reservoir across the Cauvery, near the river's gorge in Karnataka
- Its use of Cauvery waters is a long-running inter-State issue with Tamil Nadu
- The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal was constituted in 1990 and gave its final award in 2007
- The Cauvery Water Management Authority oversees implementation of the water-sharing orders
ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼ · ਮੇਨਜ਼
How the exam will ask it
ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼
- Mekedatu is a proposed balancing reservoir across the river Cauvery in Karnataka.
- The Cauvery rises in Karnataka's Western Ghats and flows through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, with Kerala and Puducherry also being basin parties.
- Inter-State river water disputes are adjudicated by tribunals under the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956, in line with Article 262 of the Constitution.
- A balancing reservoir stores water to regulate flows and supply drinking water and power.
ਮੇਨਜ਼
GS-II (federalism) and GS-I/III (water resources): Inter-State river disputes arise when an upstream State plans storage that a downstream State fears will reduce its flows. Article 262, the 1956 Act, the Cauvery tribunal award and the Cauvery Water Management Authority frame the issue, and land acquisition for Mekedatu raises both rehabilitation and inter-State concerns. The way forward is consultation through the authority, transparent flow data, fair compensation for affected farmers and cooperative water management.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Karnataka is preparing land acquisition for the Mekedatu project. Mekedatu is a proposed balancing reservoir across which river?
- Krishna
- Cauvery
- Tungabhadra
- Kabini
ਜਵਾਬ ਵੇਖੋ
ਜਵਾਬ: B — Correct: Cauvery — Mekedatu, near the Cauvery's gorge, is proposed across the Cauvery. • Krishna — wrong: The Krishna is a separate basin and is not the Mekedatu river. • Tungabhadra — wrong: The Tungabhadra is a Krishna tributary and not the Mekedatu river. • Kabini — wrong: The Kabini is a Cauvery tributary, but the project is across the main Cauvery.
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