The dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over Cauvery water dates again to 2 agreements in 1892 and 1924 between the erstwhile Madras Presidency and the Princely State of Mysore.
After a number of rounds of failed negotiations, the Supreme Courtroom directed the structure of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, which gave its award in 2007, permitting Tamil Nadu to attract a set quantity of water every single day.
Nonetheless, the dispute continued after each States filed petitions to evaluate the choice.
In 2016, Tamil Nadu once more petitioned the Supreme Courtroom as Karnataka submitted that it had no extra water to share from its reservoir. Subsequently, the highest court docket had requested the Central authorities to constitute a Cauvery Management Board (CMB).
In 2023, the Courtroom declined to entertain an application by the Tamil Nadu government to extend its present share of Cauvery river water from 5,000 to 7,200 cusecs (cubic ft per second) per day.
The 2 States have one other water-sharing dispute pending earlier than the apex court docket. That case concerns the Pennaiyar river. The Tamil Nadu authorities has filed an unique swimsuit within the matter in opposition to the Karnataka authorities and the Central authorities.
