CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu, in its report on Centre-State relations, has reiterated that the Union government can take very effective steps, even under the existing Constitutional scheme, to ensure the implementation of orders of tribunals on inter-State water disputes, such as the Cauvery Tribunal.
This paper draws on the development and use of water resources in the Lower Bhavani Project (LBP), with the LBP reservoir and the 84,000 hectare (ha) LBP command area. The project diverts water from the Bhavani River, a tributary of the Cauvery River, in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Bangalore, May 25 More areas in the city will get the Cauvery water soon with the Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board deciding to start wok on the stage four of the second phase of the Cauvery drinking water supply scheme.
The illegal sand mining is being carried out unabated in Cauvery river thus polluting the water and affecting the aquatic life.
Though the Department of Geology and Mining has given permission for sand mining in some places, several people are involved in illegal sand mining in the region.
Samples of water, sediments, Shrimps (Caridina sp.,Litopenaeus ,Macrobrachium, Neocaridina ) and fish Species( Etroplus suratensis, Murrels (Channa marulius) ,silver carp and Catfishes (Heteropneustes fossilis) ) were analysed for organochlorine (OCP
Work on protective structures along Cauvery, Coleroon begins
Strong effort: Work under way on building permanent protective structures along the right bank of the Cauvery at Vengur.
TIRUCHI: The construction of permanent protective structures along the Cauvery and Coleroon rivers has begun as part of the Rs.253.71-crore flood control project.
