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1803 An irigation project was initiated by Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar of Mysuru, but this project met with an opposition from the Madras Presidency.
1892 An agreement was signed between Mysuru and Madras, stating that the Mysuru Province should take permission from the Madras Presidency before starting any new project on the Cauvery River.
1911 Madras objects to the laying of the foundation stone for the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) dam.
1924 An agreement is signed for the construction of the KRS Dam in Karnataka, under the condition that Mysuru grant permission for the Mettur Dam in Tamil Nadu.
1931 KRS Dam construction completed.
1972 The Union government of independent India forms the Cauvery Fact Finding Committee (CFFC), which submits a report.
1973 The CFF Committee report is rejected by Tamil Nadu.
1990 The Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal is formed on the direction of the Supreme Court.
1991 The interim report from the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal asks Karnataka to release 205 TMC water to Tamil Nadu.
1991 The then chief minister of Karnataka, S Bangarappa, issues ordinance to release water.
1995 An order is given to release 11 TMC water to Tamil Nadu during droughts in Karnataka. Large scale protests are held.
1997 The new Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal is formed.
2002 The Supreme Court orders Karnataka to release 1.25 TMC water (daily) to Tamil Nadu till the tribunal submits its report.
2002 Guruswamy, a member of the Beechanahalli Gram Panchayat in Mysuru, jumps into the Kabini River, committing suicide.
2007 The Tribunal gives a final verdict, which orders 419 TMC water to be released to Tamil Nadu, leaving Karnataka with 270 TMC water.
Since that 'final verdict', every year the Tribunal decides how much water should be released to
Tamil Nadu, depending on various factors in both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. And every year, nearly without fail, protests break out in Karnataka when the order comes in. This year is no different.
There seems to be no long term solution at all.