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Annual realization of Cauvery water
May 5 , 2024
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- With the current water year 2023-24 coming to an end this month, the overall realisation by the State in the year may end up next to the lowest figure of 69 tmc ft (thousand million cubic feet) during 2016-17 since 1974.
- As on April 30, the cumulative receipt since June 1, 2023 was about 78.8 tmc ft.
- This was marginally higher than around 75.6 tmc ft, which was recorded during 2003-04.
- The current water year will, in all probability, mark the third occasion of Tamil Nadu’s annual quota of the Cauvery water not exceeding the 100-tmc ft mark.
- Since 2000, there were two more years in which Tamil Nadu’s annual share crossed the 100-tmc ft by a small margin.
- In 2012-13, the State got 100.4 tmc ft and in 2002-03, the figure was 109.9 tmc ft.
- Karnataka’s argument on Cauvery water was that the 50-year time period for the 1924 agreement had ended in 1974.
- As per the agreement in 1924, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry would get 75% of the surplus water, while Karnataka would get 23%.
- The remaining would go to Kerala.
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