Bangalore: R. Venkataraman, a resident of Pai Layout, paid a fee of Rs. 10,000 to the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) in July 2004 for a Cauvery water connection.His neighbours S. Ranganathan and S. Narayanan also paid the same amount to the water board in the same year with the hope that they will get Cauvery water connections.Others, including P.R. Krishnamoorthy, a resident of...
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A total of 135 members of the Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam, affiliated to the Communist Party India (CPI), were taken into custody at Tiruvarur on Monday when they tried to picket the Collectorate. They were demanding that the State government press Karnataka to release Tamil Nadu’s share of Cauvery water.V. Sivapunniyam, Mannargudi MLA, who led the agitation, Padmavathi, Nannilam MLA, and Ulaganathan,...
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MYSORE:The public anger against the unscheduled power outages spilled on to the streetswith farmers participating in protest rallies the city on Thursday.Angered over the outages and irregular supply, they have nowthreatened to disrupt Cauvery water supply to the city from Melapura waterscheme. The farmers are demanding 20 hours of uninterrupted power pointing atthe water levels at hydel-power projects...
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, Senior Advocate and a former Advocate General of Tamil Nadu, has issued the following statement:on November 14, in the Chennai Edition) the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu expressed regret over the Supreme Court’s decision to refer the Mullaiperiyar dam issue to a five-member Constitution Bench. He stated: “We do not know to whom we should represent to see to it that the adage ‘justice delayed, justice...
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north-east monsoon has brought relief to Delta farmers. Until now the demand for water for samba crop in the delta districts was being met from the Stanley reservoir whose storage was fast depleting.Due to widespread rain in the districts, the Public Works Department on Friday reduced the discharge from the reservoir from 25,000 cusecs to 1000 cusecs. This will be reduced further and, ultimately, the...
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Union minister for chemicals and fertilisers M K Alagiri has sought central government funds to renovate ancient monuments in and around this city under the Jawaharlal National Nehru Urban Renewal Mission.Speaking at a function here to inaugurate the second Vaigai Drinking Water Scheme late last evening, he said the funds would help preserve Jain relics, sculpturally beautiful Puthumandapam and Tirumalai...
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water level in the Stanley Reservoir across River Cauvery stood at 81.550 feet this morning.PWD sources said here the discharge from the reservoir remained suspended as rainfall continued in the Delta Region and tail-end areas of the Cauvery Basin.The inflow into the reservoir was 15,127 cusecs. Discharge through Cauvery and Vennar remained suspended due to continuous rainfall, though 2,619 cusecs...
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Mettur reservoir would remain suspended as the rains continued in the delta region and tail-end areas of the cauvery basin.PWD sources said the water level in the Stanley Reservoir at Mettur across river Cauvery stood at 76.170 ft this morning.The inflow into the reservoir was 3944 cusecs. The discharge was suspended since yesterday and, however, for technical reasons, a meagre discharge of 64 cusecs...
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water level in the Stanley Reservoir across River Cauvery stood at 80.270 feet this morning.PWD sources said here the discharge from the reservoir remained suspended as rainfall continued in the Delta Region and tail-end areas of the Cauvery Basin.The inflow into the reservoir was 15,312 cusecs. Discharge through Cauvery and Vennar remained suspended due to continuous rainfall, though 1,500 cusecs...
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water level in the Stanley Reservoir across River Cauvery stood at 88.480 feet this morning.PWD sources here said the inflow into the reservoir was 9,802 cusecs. However, 1,088 cusecs of water was discharged for technical reasons.From Grand Anaicut 258 cusecs of water was released through Cauvery. While discharge through Vennar remained suspended, 1,011 cusecs of water was released through Grand Anaicut...
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