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Karnataka Seeks Cut in Cauvery Release to Tamil Nadu to 2,000 Cusecs
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Karnataka wants Cauvery flow halved to 2,000 cusecs: the Biligundlu gauge and CWMA role GS-II tests
Karnataka has asked CWMA to halve the daily Cauvery release at Biligundlu to 2,000 cusecs.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
What you need to know
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Karnataka has asked the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) to reduce the flow released to Tamil Nadu at Biligundlu from 4,000 cusecs to 2,000 cusecs a day, citing severe drought in the Cauvery basin and low storage in reservoirs, the State's Water Resources Minister said.
మూలాలు: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ముఖ్య వాస్తవాలు
Remember these
- Karnataka asked CWMA to cut daily release at Biligundlu from 4,000 to 2,000 cusecs
- Biligundlu, on the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border, is the gauging point for flows to Tamil Nadu
- CWMA is the Cauvery Water Management Authority, set up under the Cauvery award implementation scheme
- Reason cited: severe drought in the Cauvery basin and low reservoir storage
- Mettur dam is in Tamil Nadu; Krishnaraja Sagara is in Karnataka
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How the exam will ask it
ప్రిలిమ్స్
- The Cauvery Water Management Authority regulates the release of water by Karnataka to Tamil Nadu under the Cauvery award.
- Biligundlu, on the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border, is the gauging station where flows to Tamil Nadu are measured.
- Inter-State water disputes are adjudicated under the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956, and Article 262 of the Constitution empowers Parliament to provide for them.
- Mettur dam is located in Tamil Nadu, while Krishnaraja Sagara is a reservoir in Karnataka.
మెయిన్స్
GS-II (Federalism): Inter-State river disputes test cooperative federalism, especially in distress years when basin States cannot meet award quotas. Article 262, the 1956 Act, the Cauvery tribunal award and the CWMA's role frame the legal position; the implication is recurring friction between upstream and downstream States. A way forward is a transparent distress-sharing formula, real-time data at gauging points and strong, trusted regulatory bodies.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Water released from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu under the Cauvery award is measured at which gauging point on the inter-State border?
- Mettur
- Biligundlu
- Hogenakkal
- Krishnaraja Sagara
సమాధానం చూడండి
సమాధానం: B — Correct: Biligundlu — Biligundlu, on the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border, is the gauging station where flows to Tamil Nadu are measured against the Cauvery award. • Mettur — wrong: Mettur is the dam in Tamil Nadu that receives the water, not the border measuring point. • Hogenakkal — wrong: Hogenakkal is a waterfall inside Tamil Nadu, downstream of the border gauge. • Krishnaraja Sagara — wrong: Krishnaraja Sagara is Karnataka's own reservoir near Mysuru, well upstream of the border.
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