Kaveri

4 events, 1892 to 2007; 1 marked as turning points.

  1. 1892

    1. 1892Agriculture

      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 1914Agriculture

      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. 1974

    1. 1974Agriculture

      Expiry of the 1924 Kaveri agreement

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

  4. 2007

    1. 5 Feb 2007Law Justice

      Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal final award

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