Tamil Nadu CM hails Center’s decision to set up Cauvery Water Management Authority

NewsBharati    02-Jun-2018
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New Delhi, June 2: Implying to the decision cited by the Supreme Court to the Centre, the Center has decided to set up the Cauvery Water Management Authority to address the dispute over sharing of river water among Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, and Puducherry.

On 16th of February, the Supreme Court had directed the government to form the CMA within six weeks. A notification by the Ministry of Water Resources said, it has framed a scheme, constituting the CMA and the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee to give effect to the decision of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal as modified by Apex Court order.

The Tamil Nadu government has welcomed the Centre's decision to constitute Cauvery Water Management Authority, CMA. In a statement, Chief Minister E K Palaniswami hailed it as a victory for the government and farmers in the state. He added that the rights of Tamil Nadu and its farmers' livelihood have been retrieved.

The authority would comprise a chairman, eight members besides a secretary. The chairman will be appointed by the Central government for the tenure of five years. Out of eight members, two each will be full-time and part-time members, while the rest four will be part-time members from states. The Centre will initially contribute a sum of two crore rupees for the functioning of the authority.

A scheme has been framed by the Centre, constituting the CMA and the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee, to give effect to the decision of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal as modified by apex court order. The scheme would deal with the issue of water share of the four states in different circumstances like normal and deficient water years in the Cauvery river basin.

A notification by the Ministry of Water Resources said the authority would comprise a Chairman and eight members besides a Secretary. The Centre will initially contribute a sum of two crore rupees for the functioning of the authority. Also, the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee has to meet once in 10 days during the months of June and October when the south-west and north-east monsoon set in and again after the monsoon has set in.