A 200 year old dispute is finally heading towards solution...i hope!!

"If the verdict that has been released by the tribunal will be followed,the starving farmers of tamil nadu will get enough water for irrigation.
Final decision - Tamilnadu - 419 tmc and Karnataka 270 tmc
According to a study conducted by the central government in 1972, the utilisation of water from Kaveri in Tamil Nadu was 489 tmc against Karnataka's 177 tmc. Now Karnataka wants to utilise 465 tmc, against its present usage of 312.32 tmc. It is against this background that Tamil Nadu went to the Supreme Court.
The Kaveri Tribunal, in its interim award of June 1991, ordered that Karnataka should release 205 tmc of water to Tamil Nadu during one "water year" - from May to June. It also stipulated a weekly quota for flow. Karnataka has scrupulously followed the interim order and has released much more than 205 tmc of water every year except during the year 1995-1996 when the shortfall was merely about 10%.Even though Tamil Nadu had demanded about 560 thousand million cubic feet or TMC of water, the 419 TMC it has been awarded is substantial, against Karnataka’s 270 TMCFT.This actually translates into Karnataka releasing 192 TMCFT of water every year. To get a sense of the scale, a single TMC of water can irrigate 460 acres of land. There are eight minor and major dams across Cauvery and its tributaries in the river basin. Much of the water has to be released from the KRS dam and Kabini dam in Mysore districts. Over 40 per cent of the Cauvery basin is in Karnataka, while 50 per cent is in Tamil Nadu. At least 6 to 7 per cent of the area is in Kerala while the rest falls in Puducherry."

Perhaps the two most emotive states in this country. Karnataka rivals tamil nadu in senseless emotive outbursts and lack of rationality. Both the sides must work towards something constructive and less emotive. They are Indian farmers!! That should have precedence over their state flags. Its not the size of the state or population that should be the base for water distribution.

Karnataka is crying fowl because it has been granted only have of what it wanted. But paraphrasing what my friend had stated:"try to be practical. Assuming you apply for a job and the average salary for the job u r applying for is 5 lakhs per annum. If you ask for 25 lakhs and get only 6 you shouldn't crib." Tamilnadu has always been rational enough and practical enough not to demand twice its required amount.Karnataka is supposed to release 13tmcft lesser than the interim award. understand that the tribunal and supreme court are not dumbos.I wonder why the cauvery water supplied to Bangalore is not diverted to Mandya farmers. Guess the Bangaloreans are more important than the farmers.What they will drink?As if there is no ground water. What about Chennai? Have Chennai ppl died because of water scarcity?Support the side with whom justice resides

Tamil Nadu has more population and the whole state requires the water as opposed to southern karnataka. Also, the size of irrigational lands is far greater in tamil nadu. Its therefore an unbiased decision. Karnataka projects water scarcity, if that is true, that sould be addressed...afterall..they are our brothers...also...why 30 TMC to Kerala? when there's never been dearth of water there??

I feel confused, as i do not wish to take sided and see this issue from a 3rd person perspective. I feel I have equal stake on both sides, as my mother and her family hails from mysore having been brought up there for generations, still having close ties and my dads family and myself being brought up in Chennai....

This whole political gameplay looks more like a Kindergarten. In a democratic country like our India, should everybody accept the decision of the court? Yes! The Rice Bowl of India requires Cauvery water desperately. Cauvery is the lifeline for many people in both the states. I believe it is the State governments responsibility to follow the supreme court ruling and tribunal verdicts.Imagine there is a state in South India called Cauvery Pradesh, comprising only of the Cauvery plains, spread across Karnataka, TN, Kerala and Puducherry. All of Cauvery water would belong to the whole of this Cauvery Pradesh, not just the upstream region. That is exactly what the Tribunal has said. When it comes to water resources, borders, including international ones, cannot be an impediment to sharing and natural justice.Talk about National Integration. Nationalize rivers. Pray for good moonsoons. Also pray for level headed unbiased rational people in delhi, chennai and bangalore. We have a problem, instead of working towards a solution, we are aggravating it.