Cauvery Water Management Authority (CMA):

GS Paper 2: Syllabus: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies.   Context: The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) will take up the Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir-cum-Drinking Water Project of the Karnataka government for discussion at its upcoming meeting. The “acceptance” of the CWMA would be a “prerequisite” for consideration of the detailed project report by the …

Mekedatu water project:

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.   Context: Karnataka Assembly has adopted a unanimous resolution seeking clearance for the Mekedatu project. This was in response to the resolution adopted by Tamil Nadu opposing the Mekedatu drinking water and …

Mekedatu issue:

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.   Context: Tamil Nadu has rejected the idea for an exclusive discussion by the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) on the Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir-cum-Drinking Water Project proposed by Karnataka. Tamil Nadu reiterated …

Mekedatu issue:

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.   Context: Tamil Nadu grabs every opportunity to make its position clear on the Mekedatu dam issue. The state government has been opposing the project to be constructed near its border with …

Mekedatu issue:

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.   Context: Karnataka has demanded that the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) give clearance for the detailed project report (DPR) of Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir Project in its next meeting.   What’s the …

Mekedatu issue:

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.   Context: Tamil Nadu has protested against Karnataka’s move to build a reservoir on river Cauvery at Mekedatu. However, the Karnataka Government has asserted that there is no “compromise” on the Mekedatu …