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Expiry of the 1924 Kaveri agreement

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Expiry of the 1924 Kaveri agreement
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The 50-year Madras-Mysore agreement of 1924 on Kaveri waters expired, opening a long inter-state dispute with Karnataka.

The sharing of Kaveri waters rested on agreements of 1892 and 1924 between the Madras Presidency and the Kingdom of Mysore. In 1971 petitions were filed in the Supreme Court seeking a tribunal, and in 1972 the riparian states agreed to talks and a fact-finding committee. After the 1924 agreement expired in 1974, Karnataka demanded a larger share. In August 1976 the states reached a tentative understanding, but the dispute continued for decades.

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  1. 1892

    1. 1892KaveriAgriculture

      Madras and Mysore sign the 1892 Cauvery agreement

      After an 1890 conference, the Madras Presidency and Mysore signed an agreement on the use of the Cauvery's waters.

  2. 1914

    1. 12 May 1914KaveriAgriculture

      Cauvery arbitration award on the Kannambadi dam

      Arbitration under the 1892 agreement let Mysore build a Kannambadi dam smaller than it had planned; an appeal by Madras led to the 1924 agreement.

  3. 1990

    1. 2 Jun 1990New DelhiAgriculture

      Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal constituted

      On a Supreme Court direction, the Union government set up a tribunal to adjudicate the Kaveri water dispute between Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry.

  4. 1991

    1. 25 Jun 1991Mettur DamAgriculture

      Cauvery tribunal issues interim award

      The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal directed Karnataka to release 205 TMC ft of water a year to Tamil Nadu.

  5. 1998

    1. 1998New DelhiGovernance

      Cauvery River Authority set up

      The Union government set up the Cauvery River Authority, chaired by the Prime Minister with the chief ministers of the basin states, to implement the interim award.

  6. 2007

    1. 5 Feb 2007KaveriLaw Justice

      Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal final award

      The Cauvery tribunal issued its final award allocating river water among Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry.

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