Krs Dam

The ban issued on Monday will be in force till the Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Dhanbad, conducts a dam safety survey.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will commence on July 11 the final hearing of the appeals filed by Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala against the 2007 award of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal (CWDT) on sharing of water for 15 consecutive workings days.

It looks set to be a long, hot summer for Karnataka. After a poor monsoon, most reservoirs in the state are well below a comfortable level.

The states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have been at logger heads over sharing of Cauvery water in a distress year. The failure of south west monsoon has resulted in water storage in crucial reservoirs dipping to alarming levels in Karnataka. And every time the water level dips in KRS Dam, citizens of Bengaluru start worrying, as the IT city depends...

Even though she lives close to the Cauvery River and the KRS dam in Karnataka, Iramma has to walk to a pump with a toddler in tow about four times a day to collect water.

The Karnataka government today issued a flood alert in three districts of the old Mysore region and shifted hundreds of people to safer places as overflowing dams across the Cauvery river basin released rain waters.

As protests against Cauvery water release to Tamil Nadu continued in Mandya today, the local administration banned entry of tourists inside the Krishnaraja Sagar Reservoir (KRS) complex in Mysore till February 13 as a precautionary measure.

Politics over the Cauvery water issue between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu turned violent this afternoon, with pro-Karnataka activists stoning Rapid Action Force personnel who are posted around the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) reservoir. Protesters are also trying to force their way into the dam area. Police have arrested G Madegowda, a farmer leader.

The ban issued on Monday will be in force till the Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Dhanbad, conducts a dam safety survey.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will commence on July 11 the final hearing of the appeals filed by Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala against the 2007 award of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal (CWDT) on sharing of water for 15 consecutive workings days.

It looks set to be a long, hot summer for Karnataka. After a poor monsoon, most reservoirs in the state are well below a comfortable level.

The states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have been at logger heads over sharing of Cauvery water in a distress year. The failure of south west monsoon has resulted in water storage in crucial reservoirs dipping to alarming levels in Karnataka. And every time the water level dips in KRS Dam, citizens of Bengaluru start worrying, as the IT city depends...

Even though she lives close to the Cauvery River and the KRS dam in Karnataka, Iramma has to walk to a pump with a toddler in tow about four times a day to collect water.

The Karnataka government today issued a flood alert in three districts of the old Mysore region and shifted hundreds of people to safer places as overflowing dams across the Cauvery river basin released rain waters.

As protests against Cauvery water release to Tamil Nadu continued in Mandya today, the local administration banned entry of tourists inside the Krishnaraja Sagar Reservoir (KRS) complex in Mysore till February 13 as a precautionary measure.

Politics over the Cauvery water issue between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu turned violent this afternoon, with pro-Karnataka activists stoning Rapid Action Force personnel who are posted around the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) reservoir. Protesters are also trying to force their way into the dam area. Police have arrested G Madegowda, a farmer leader.