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| Monday, February 05, 2007 |
| Cauvery Tribunal final verdict out; alert in Bangalore against violence |
In a significant judgment, the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, based in New Delhi, on Monday allocated 419 tmc ft of water annually to Tamil Nadu and 270 tmc ft to Karnataka
In the much-awaited final verdict after over 16 years of hearings, the Tribunal also awarded 30 tmc ft of Cauvery river water to Kerala and 7 tmc ft to Pudicherry, the other parties to the dispute.
The Tribunal, set up in 1990, had in its interim order given 205 tmc ft of water to Tamil Nadu.
The Cauvery river water tribunal was set up in 1990 after the failure of several rounds of talks between the two states.
Dozens of meetings have been held to find a settlement of the century-old dispute.
Headed by retired Justice N P Singh, the three-member Tribunal had arrived at the total availability of water at 740 tmc ft.
N S Rao and Sudhir Narain were the other members of the Tribunal, which was originally headed by Justice Chittatosh Mukherjee, who later quit.
The verdict of the Tribunal can be challenged by any of the parties in court.
During arguments, Tamil Nadu pleaded for allocation of 562 tmc ft of water to meet irrigation, domestic and industrial requirements. Karnataka had pleaded for a share of 465 tmc ft of water.
Thousands of policemen were on guard in the technology hub of Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka, to thwart possible violence arising from the verdict.
In 1991, an interim court order telling Karnataka to release 205 billion cubic feet of water from their shared Cauvery river had sparked riots against minority Tamils in Bangalore, leaving more than 18 people dead.
Bangalore Police Commissioner Achyut Rao said hundreds of people have been taken into custody as part of the security measures to prevent a repeat of the 1991 riots.
"We have issued instructions to deal with any law and order situation sternly," Rao told reporters.
Bus services between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have been suspended as a precautionary measure and many schools and colleges across Bangalore have been closed.
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy had earlier held an all-party meeting and called for peace in the event of the Tribunal order going against the State.
The Karnataka Tamils Federation - which represents the minority Tamil community – has written to President APJ Abdul Kalam, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and local officials asking for security for Tamils living in Bangalore and other parts of the Cauvery river basin.Labels: Politics |
| posted by a correspondent @ 9:54 PM |
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Siticable cuts off cable TV services in many parts of Bangalore. While it is not available in areas like Banaswadi, it is available in Airport Road. Is there law in this country?
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Bangalore tiger speaks :I think 'no law' is the only law in this country. Evry thing comes to order after utter chaos on its own.
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Siticable cuts off cable TV services in many parts of Bangalore. While it is not available in areas like Banaswadi, it is available in Airport Road. Is there law in this country?