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Here is why Cauvery Management Board is bad news for Karnataka

  • Karnataka will lose its hold over KRS, Kabini, Harangi and Hemavati reservoirs.
  • Decisions made by CMB can not be challenged in the court of law.
Cauvery Management Board is bad news for Karnataka
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First Published Sep 21, 2016, 9:38 AM IST

 

The Supreme Court has ordered for the formation of the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) within four weeks to ensure 'peaceful' distribution of the Cauvery river water between four states. But this is certainly not a very good news for Karnataka.

 

 

The decision of the new board will be final and it will not take into account any submission made by Karnataka. The decisions made by CMB will be based on the information it will gather from the real-time monitoring of the reservoirs.

 


The board will comprise of a chairman and nine members - four of which will be chief secretaries of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala. The remaining members will be selected from Central Water Commission, irrigation, agriculture and law experts, besides other public representatives. The appointments will be finalised by the Central government.

 


While on one hand, the formation of CMB hopes to end the tug-of-war between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, on the other it will severely cripple the role of Karnataka. As after the formation of the Cauvery Management Board (CMB), Karnataka will lose its hold over KRS, Kabini, Harangi and Hemavati reservoirs. 

 


The main responsibility of CMB is to implement the verdict of Supreme Court that is given during water disputes. The CMB decisions will be final and binding and cannot be questioned in any court of law.   

 


It is largely agreed that the formation of CMB is not advantageous for Karnataka, as the state will lose its hold on all the reservoirs in the Cauvery basin. 

 

The central government will manage the reservoirs through CMB, which will make 

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