This intense battle is being waged for the waters of the river Cauvery, the focal point of a long-standing water dispute that dates back to over 150-years. With the power to determine the agriculture and economies of the four riparian States of south India, the Cauvery river is both a vital lifeforce and a bone of contention between them. Distress is not uncommon to the Cauvery basin and the decades old water sharing row flares up when there is a weak southwest monsoon in the region. The conflict over Cauvery water sharing between TN and Karnataka rose from two agreements in 1892 and 1924 between the Madras Presidency and Mysore princely State. Reporting and inputs: T. Ramakrishnan, Karnataka BureauPresentation: Nalme NachiyarVideos: Ravichandran N., K. Murali Kumar, Sudhakara JainProduction: Ravichandran N.

Source: The Hindu September 29, 2023 17:00 UTC