The Supreme Court on Tuesday commenced final hearing on the appeals filed by Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala against the 2007 award of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal (CWDT) on sharing of water. The apex court had on March 21 fixed the matter for Tuesday for hearing final arguments. Tamil Nadu had earlier alleged that Kerala was drawing water in excess of what has been allocated to it by the tribunal. This will affect the flow of water to Tamil Nadu with its western part facing shortages for irrigation and meeting drinking water requirements, it had said. The Court had rejected the Centre’s objection that the CWDT award amounted to a final decree and it had no jurisdiction to hear the appeals against the award.

Source: Indian Express July 11, 2017 14:26 UTC