Cauvery water dispute: A chronology of events that began in May 1990
Following is the chronology of events in the decades-old Cauvery water dispute matter in which the Supreme Court today held that Karnataka will get 284.75 tmcft and Tamil Nadu 404.25 tmcft Cauvery water:
The original agreement, which was signed between the Madras Presidency and the princely State of Mysore in 1924, had lapsed in 1974.
*May 1990: SC directs Centre to constitute Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal (CWDT), a demand made by Tamil Nadu since 1970.
*June 2: Centre notifies CWDT.
*Jan 1991: CWDT rejects TN government’s plea for interim relief. TN appeals the rejection in SC.
*April : SC directs the CWDT to entertain TN’s petition for interim relief.
*June: CWDT announces interim award. Karnataka ordered to release 205 tmcft. Karnataka passes an Ordinance to nullify the order. SC intervenes, strikes down Karnataka’s ordinance and upholds the interim award of the CWDT. Karnataka refuses to oblige.
*Dec 11: Interim award is published in the Government of India gazette.
*Aug 1998: Centre constitutes Cauvery River Authority (CRA) to ensure implementation of CWDT interim award.
*Sep 8, 2002: CRA, chaired by the then Prime Minister A B Vajpayee, directs Karnataka to release 9,000 cusecs (0.8 tmcft) of Cauvery water to TN.
*Feb 5, 2007: CWDT gives final award after 17 years. Tribunal …read more