1. Kaveri: continued injustice to Karnataka

2. The Origin of Kaveri is in Karnataka
Talakaveri
...not in Tamilnadu!

3. But we have to plead Tamils for Kaveri water right from the time of British!
“Final Verdict”
2007
1991
Karnataka can utilize water for only 11,20,000 acres
Stay on all irrigation projects
TN can utilize water for unlimited acres of land
205 TMC should be given to TN (measured at Mettur)
136 TMC should be given even in summer.
India gets
Freedom
No pre-conditions for irrigation projects
“Karnataka (ruled by Mysore Wodeyars) must get permission from Madras to start any irrigation project”
1892
Karnataka gets water only if TN (under British rule) agrees!
1924
Water can be utilized for only 1,50,000 acres of land by KA!
Water can be utilized for 10,00,000 acres of land by TN!

4. : “Final Verdict”

5. Water collection and Demand
425 TMC
Collection
465 TMC
Demand
252 TMC
Collection
Demanded 566!
Required 252, But...
425
252
465
566
566 TMC
Demand!

6. Famine affected area and Demand
21,870 sq. km.
Famine affected
465 TMC
Demand!
12,790 sq. km.
Famine affected
Even though famine areas are less than us…
Need more water than us!
21,870
12,790
465
566
566 TMC
Demand!

7. Karnataka Tamilnadu collection Demand “Verdict” 465 566 425 252 419
270
Tamilnadu

8. Water going out of Karnataka46
Total Out-flowing water =192+
TN claims as 192 only
which is baseless
Biligundlu
(Karnataka):
“There should be 192 TMC when measured here”
Karnataka
25 TMC water which flows from Biligundlu to Mettur is also Karnataka’s contribution.
21 TMC for Kerala’s sake should be given by Karnataka to Mettur dam
Tamilnadu
Mettur dam(Earlier measurement was done here)
Kerala
But in Kerala there are no dams to store this water! Hence TN has neither released any water water to Kerala, nor are there any signs of it releasing this time! Even this 21 TMC is gulped by TN!

9. Total Kaveri water going to TN
419 TMC on paper, but 490 in reality!
Self collection 252
At Biligundlu 192
From Biligundlu to Mettur 25
Gain by not giving to Kerala 21

10. Other Water resources in TN
Unused water itself is 390 TMC! This, together with unused water is 880 TMC
Ground water (approximated) 150
Coleroon dam seepage 102
Tile and regulator loss 88
Rainwater (approximated) 50

11. TN allowed to irrigate more land than KA – is this fair?
1924
When British ruled TN, Karnataka was allowed to utilize kaveri water for only 1.5 lakh acres of land whereas TN was allowed to utilize 10 lakh acres of land
This can be attributed to British imperialism
1991
Even 44 years after Independence, Karnataka can use kaveri water for only 11.2 lakh acres of land whereas there were no such regulations for TN – what sort of justice is this?
It is well known now that the imperialistic British unfairly prevented Karnataka from expanding its irrigation base more than TN. But how fair is it to follow the same biased policy even after independence?
2007
Even after 60 years of Indepence, a biased verdict has now been passed that Karnataka still can use only lakh acres, whereas TN can use lakh acres
Isn’t this a continuation of the biased treatment meted out by the British?

12. Why has TN always got preferential treatment?
Before India’s
independence
Mysore
Ruled by the Wodeyars of Mysore
Wodeyars, Tipu Sultan, Hyder Ali strong opponents of British
TN was under British rule
British stronghold in India; Indian rulers suppressed.
Result: Britishers cheat Mysore in broad daylight. Tamils gain upper hand over Kaveri. Nobody to stop the British
After India’s
independence TN
“We won’t join the Indian union”, “We oppose Hindi imposition”
Upper hand of regional parties not just in TN but also at the center. Even today 4 important central govt. ministries are under Tamils. DMK is one of the parties in the coalition at the centre.
Karnataka
Forgets its linguistic identity
Hindi given undue importance
No regional parties whatsoever; Karnataka marginalized in central govt. policies
Result: Nobody to really represent Karnataka at the centre or advocate for it. TN’s word has become Gospel truth!
1892
1924
1991
2007
India’s Independence