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The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery, the anglicised name) is one of the major Indian rivers flowing through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.The Kaveri River rises at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri range in the Western Ghats, Kodagu district of the state of Karnataka, at an elevation of 1,341 m above mean sea level and flows for about 800 km before its outfall into the Bay of Bengal.
The dispute has been ongoing for decades, and has often led to protests and violence. In August 2023, Tamil Nadu requested that Karnataka release 24,000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day. However, Karnataka refused, citing a deficit in rainfall and a drought-like situation in the state. The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) then stepped ...
The sharing of waters of the Kaveri River has been the source of a serious conflict between the two Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The genesis of this conflict rests in two agreements in 1892 and 1924 between the Madras Presidency and Kingdom of Mysore. The 802 kilometres (498 mi) Kaveri river has 44,000 km 2 basin area in Tamil ...
Tamil Nadu, India. Caused by. requesting an equal share of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Puducherry and Kerala. The 2018 Kaveri River water sharing protests are a series of ongoing protests on the issue of water sharing problems from the River Kaveri between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka which are two states in India.
Srirangam is a neighbourhood in the city of Tiruchirappalli in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. A river island, Srirangam is bounded by the Kaveri River on one side and its distributary Kollidam on the other side. Considered as the first among the 108 Divya Desams, a group of Vishnu temples, it is famous for the Ranganathaswamy Temple, the ...
The 1991 anti-Tamil violence in Karnataka refers to incidents of mob violence targeting Tamils in state of Karnataka in India. The incidents took place in Southern Karnataka on 12–13 December 1991, mainly in the cities of Bangalore and Mysore. The attacks originated in the demonstrations organised against the orders of the Cauvery Water ...
Talakaveri. / 12.385480; 75.491432. Talakaveri or Talacauvery is the place that is generally considered to be the source of the river Kaveri and a holy place for many Hindus. It is located on Brahmagiri hills near Bhagamandala in Kodagu district (Coorg), in the South Indian state of Karnataka. It is located close to the border with Kasaragod ...
The project involves the construction of a 255.60-kilometre (158.82 mi) long canal from Mayanur in Karur district to link the Kaveri and Vaigai rivers. On 24 June 2008, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M. Karunanidhi, laid the foundation for the construction of the project. [ 3] The canal will run through the districts of Karur, Trichy ...