River Cauvery  

Kodagu witnessed a new spring of Mother Cauvery on Saturday morning at 7:03am. Teerthodbhava celebrates the birth of River Kaveri at Talacauvery located on Brahmagiri hills in Kodagu

Heavy rains have the Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS) filled to the brim. Downpour in and around Mandya, and strong currents in river Cauvery, have filed the Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS) dam to the brim. Section 144 is in effect for 20 km around the dam and mining in this region is also banned till September 4.

Flooding due to heavy rains in Dakshina Kannada has affected as many as 10 districts in Karnataka. Three people lost their lives in rain-related incidents in Shivamogga, Belagavi and Haveri districts
 

Tamil Nadu had appealed to the Supreme Court against the Mekedatu project as it claimed the project will disrupt the supply of River Cauvery water. However, Karnataka has promised to release the amount of water as directed by the Supreme Court

 

Tamil Nadu is against the project as the reservoir will be built on River Cauvery that provides water to Tamil Nadu too. Karnataka activist Vatal Nagaraj has demanded the start of work immediately on Mekedatu project.

 

In the meeting, Union defence minister Nirmala Seetharaman, Union minister of state for skill development Ananth Kumar Hegde as also minister of state for drinking water and sanitation Ramesh Jigajinagi were present. Former Prime Minister and JD(S) chief HD Deve Gowda and state water resources minister DK Shivakumar were also present

The Supreme Court stated that Cauvery Water Commission has given permission to prepare DPR of the Mekedatu project and there is no point stopping Karnataka from doing so.

The Central Water Commission stated that the Karnataka government must provide Tamil Nadu with the required water from River Cauvery as directed by the Supreme Court