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Mettur dam and the centenary of a milestone Cauvery agreement

The year 1924 marked a vital point in the dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The Madras and Mysore governments signed the agreement on February 18 that year. It covered, among others, construction of Krishnaraja Sagar and Mettur dams

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In view of monsoon delay, water managers keep their fingers crossed about T.N. getting sufficient Cauvery flows

T. Ramakrishnan

Question mark on water quality as contamination threat looms over Bengaluru

More than half of the world's large lakes are drying up, study finds

Andhra Pradesh: Roundtable calls for completing projects on the Krishna in Rayalaseema

A view of the Mettur dam in Salem district in brimming with water in September 2022. File

With decent water storage levels, Mettur Dam likely to be opened on June 12

Industries located near River Bhavani monitored continuously: TNPCB responds to claims of pollutants in water

Mitul Baruah’s Slow Disaster: Life of the storytellers of Majuli

Minister for Housing and Urban Development S. Muthusamy (centre) held a review meeting with officials on the implementation of the Athikadavu–Avinashi scheme at the Collectorate in Erode on Monday. Collector H. Krishnanunni (left) is also seen

Testing of Athikadavu-Avinashi water scheme will be completed by end of May, says T.N. Minister Muthusamy

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Rayalaseema Steering Committee chairman Byreddy Rajasekhara Reddy addressing a roundtable in Kurnool on Thursday.

Rayalaseema Kartavya Deeksha against Upper Bhadra project planned in Kurnool on April 24

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There is an immediate need to meet the drinking water requirements and save standing horticulture crops, says top Water Resources official.

Andhra Pradesh: Government urges Krishna River Management Board to release 7 tmcft water under right and left main canals

The Madras High court has refused to order the opening of the sluices of a 126-acre lake in Namakkal district to protect residential houses. File.

Madras High Court refuses to order draining of water from lake in Namakkal to protect illegally-constructed houses

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‘There are serious limitations in our knowledge about the volume, flux and quality of water in lakes, rivers, soils and aquifers’

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Duraimurugan, Minister for Water Resources

T.N. Assembly | Duraimurugan refutes concerns that Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar river linking project has slowed down

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Chief Minister N. Rangasamy coming out of his cabin to attend the session at the Puducherry Assembly on Thursday.

Work on new Puducherry Assembly complex to start this year, says CM Rangasamy

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The world is not on track to meet its 2030 water goals, including access to safe drinking water and sanitation for all.

Humanity must chart new course on water use: UN chief

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin

Let’s us save water bodies; not waste water: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin

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A new United Nations report identifies major gaps in access to clean water across the globe.

26% of world lacks clean drinking water, 46% do not have access to sanitation: U.N. report

Surging global bottled water consumption reflects the failure by governments to improve public water supplies which is putting the U.N. sustainable development goal of safe drinking water by 2030 under threat, a U.N. academic think tank.

Rising bottled water consumption signals safe drinking water goal is under threat: report

Dr. Shivaraj Patil, MLA for Raichur, in the farmers’ protest at Saath Mile Cross near Raichur on Saturday demanding Tungabhadra waters to fields at tail-end of Tungabhadra Left Bank Canal.

BJP MLA joins farmers’ protest demanding release of TLBC water

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