Editing Kaveri (section)

=== Water dispute ===
[[File:Kaveri basin Map.pdf|thumb|Kaveri basin]]
{{further|Kaveri River water dispute}}

The dispute over the sharing of Kaveri waters began in 1807 when the [[Madras Presidency]] objected to the plans of the [[Mysore kingdom]] to develop irrigation projects. After initial discussions failed, the [[British Raj]] intervened and a six rule agreement called the ''General Agreement of 1892'' was signed.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Rani |first1=Midatala |last2=Rani |first2=Middatala |date=2002 |title=Historical Background Of The Cauvery Water Dispute |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44158173 |journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |volume=63 |pages=1033–1042 |jstor=44158173 }}</ref> After [[Indian Independence Act, 1947|Indian Independence]], article 262 of the [[Constitution of India]] provided powers to the [[Government of India]] to adjudicate on inter-state disputes on water sharing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1558821/|title=Article 262 of Indian Constitution|work=Indiakanoon|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref> The Government of India constituted the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) on 2 June 1990 to adjudicate the water dispute between the riparian states and territories in the river basin. In an order passed in June 1991, the CWDT directed Karnataka to release 205 tmc ft of water per year to Tamil Nadu based on a specific schedule. The water was to be released in four equal installments in a particular month and any shortfall would need to be covered in the subsequent week. Tamil Nadu was directed to provide 6 tmc ft of water to Puducherry.<ref name="Riparian"/>

In July 1991, the [[President of India]] asked the [[Supreme Court of India]] to rule on the validity and legality of the tribunal under the Constitution. In November 1991, the Supreme Court opined that the order needs to be published by the central government in the Official Gazette, which was done on 1 December 1991.<ref name="Riparian"/> In May 1992, the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] filed a case in the Supreme Court to direct the Indian Government to pass necessary orders to ensure the implementation of the provisions of the tribunal order. In April 1997, the [[Attorney General of India]] reverted that the central government has prepared a scheme under the Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956 for the implementation of the tribunal award and the Cauvery Water Authority (CRA) and Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) were formed subsequently as a part of the Cauvery Water (Implementation of Interim Orders of 1991 and all subsequent Tribunal Orders) Scheme, 1998. The CRA is headed by the [[Prime Minister of India]] and consists of the Chief Ministers of the riparian states as its constituent members.<ref name="Riparian"/>

On 16 February 2018, the Supreme Court ruled that Karnataka will get 284.75 tmc ft, Tamil Nadu will get 404.25 tmc ft, Kerala will get 30 tmc ft and Puducherry will get 7 tmc ft of water from the river. An additional 10 tmc ft was reserved for environmental protection and 4 tmc ft was reserved for wastage into the sea.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2007/11993/11993_2007_Judgement_16-Feb-2018.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=24 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417132747/http://sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2007/11993/11993_2007_Judgement_16-Feb-2018.pdf |archive-date=17 April 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The court directed the government to form a Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) within six weeks and acting on the Supreme Court's direction, the central government constituted the CMWA in June 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/supreme-court-reduces-allocation-of-cauvery-water-to-tamil-nadu/article22771422.ece|title=Supreme Court curtails Tamil Nadu's share of Cauvery water|last=Rajagopal|first=Krishnadas|date=16 February 2018|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=1 June 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mowr.gov.in/acts-tribunals/acts/cauvery-water-management-authority-cwma|title=Cauvery Water Management Scheme, 2018|work=[[Ministry of Jal Shakti]], [[Government of India]]|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/centre-forms-9-member-cauvery-water-regulation-committee-despite-k-taka-s-opposition-83567|title=Cauvery dispute|work=News Minute|date=23 June 2018|access-date=1 June 2020}}</ref>