Hi Rajiv, As I said earlier, what water harvesting does TN achieve with 60% of cauvery? What improvements has it done for crop mgmt? TN politicians have indulged in gimmicks like free rice, free TV, etc. Forests have been destroyed so that free land can be given to the landless. This besides destroying the environment also diverts money from educating masses on water conservation.
Also read this articles - http://in.rediff.com/news/2007/feb/06guest.htm http://waterresources.kar.nic.in/river_systems.htm http://www.india waterportal.org/Data%20&%20Resources/River%20Basins/Cauvery/
I have tried to get facts before writing. I also understand that Karnataka needs to release just 192 TMC of which 30 TMC goes to Kerala, 7 TMC to Puduchery and remaining to TN. But please remember the growth that karnataka is witnessing - it has accomodated all from the Union. It will need more water in years to come. What abt the distress years?
