Karnataka Bandh Over CWRC Cauvery Order: August 13 Shutdown
UPSC / SSC current affairs note · Polity
Why in news
Pro-Kannada organisations have called a statewide bandh in Karnataka on August 13 to protest the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) order directing the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. Auto drivers' unions have extended support, citing Karnataka's water scarcity. This highlights ongoing inter-state water disputes and federal tensions.
Background
The Cauvery water dispute is a long-standing inter-state river water sharing conflict between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, with the CWRC being a body constituted to regulate water releases as per the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal and subsequent Supreme Court orders.
Key facts
Pro-Kannada organisations have called a statewide Karnataka bandh on August 13.
The bandh is to protest the CWRC's order directing release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.
Auto drivers' unions have extended support to the bandh.
The protest cites Karnataka's water scarcity as a reason for opposing the release.
The CWRC is the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee, which oversees water sharing.
Prelims pointers
- CWRC: Cauvery Water Regulation Committee
- Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT)
- Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956
- Article 262 of the Constitution
- Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are the primary states in the dispute.
- The Cauvery River originates in Karnataka and flows into Tamil Nadu.
Mains angles
- Discuss the challenges in resolving inter-state water disputes in India.
- Critically examine the role of river water regulation committees in managing water sharing.
- Analyse the federal implications of inter-state water disputes and the need for cooperative federalism.