Hello there,  I understand that you might not have much time to read a lengthy text. In the first paragraph, I'll provide you with the introduction and conclusion, and in the following sections, you'll find a detailed analysis.#  The Cauvery River, the 3rd largest in South India by length, originates in Karnataka and flows into the Bay of Bengal through Tamil Nadu, affecting Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry. Various agreements, Supreme Court verdicts, and tribunal bodies have addressed the issue of water sharing among these states. The primary source of water in the Cauvery River is the monsoon rain. This year, Karnataka experienced a reduced monsoon, resulting in lower water levels in the Cauvery. Despite this, Karnataka has been ordered to release water to Tamil Nadu, leading to a water scarcity problem in Karnataka and a demand among Kannadigas to retain the water in Karnataka, leading to the Bangalore Bandh.#  This is because Cauvery water plays a crucial role in sustaining cities like Bangalore, Mysuru, and Mandya.#  If time permits, please continue reading below; otherwise, goodbye!#  Okay, so basically we are here to delve deeper into the Cauvery Dispute. I assume it is now clear why there is a dispute: Cauvery is a Most Valuable River (MVR) in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, leading to dependency on the monsoon, resulting in water sharing fluctuations, which, in turn, affect the livelihoods of farmers and various activities.#  History of this problem:*#  In 1892 and 1924, the first conflicts arose when the Mysore Princely State (now Karnataka) attempted to build irrigation projects. The Madras Presidency (controlled by the British, now Tamil Nadu) objected and compelled them to sign an agreement for water sharing. In 1910, Mysore began constructing the Krishna Raja Sagar Dam (KSR), leading to a new agreement in 1924 with a 50-year validity period. It was decided that KSR Dam would become operational, and in Tamil Nadu (Madras Presidency), a new dam named Mettur Dam would be created. The water-sharing percentages in these agreements were as follows:#  - Tamil Nadu: 75%# - Karnataka: 23%# - Kerala: 2%#  After Independence, conflicts persisted, leading the Supreme Court of India in 1990 to direct the Union Government to establish a committee/tribunal body to resolve the issue under the Inter-State Water Dispute Act of 1956. The Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal (CWDT) was formed by the Union Government. In 1991, the CWDT issued an interim order, stating that Karnataka must release 250 TMC (Thousand Million Cubic Feet) of water to Tamil Nadu without increasing its agricultural area.#  As monsoons varied over the years, conflicts continued. To address these issues and implement CWDT's orders, the Cauvery Water Authority was formed, consisting of the Prime Minister of India and the heads of the four states involved.#  In 2007, the final order of CWDT established the following water allocations in a water year:*#  - Cauvery contains 750 TMC feet of water (originating from and flowing into the sea over 800 km).# - Tamil Nadu: 419 TMC# - Karnataka: 270 TMC# - Kerala: 30 TMC# - Puducherry: 7 TMC# - Environmental needs: 10 TMC# - Seaward flow: 4 TMC#  Tamil Nadu somewhat agreed with this resolution, while Karnataka deemed it an unequal distribution, leading to massive protests in Karnataka. These protests recurred regularly over the years, culminating in the Supreme Court's 2018 verdict.#  Following the 2018 Supreme Court verdict, water-sharing percentages were adjusted:*#  - Tamil Nadu: 404# - Karnataka: 285#  Additionally, the Union Government was directed to form two bodies:*#  1. Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) responsible for storage, regulation, control, and SC verdict implementation in Delhi.# 2. Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) to oversee CWDT orders from 1991 and assist CWMA in Bangalore.#  However, due to insufficient rainfall, the Cauvery River currently lacks extra unused water, highlighting distribution problems. It's important to note that there are no direct orders for situations of excessive or deficient rainfall; all orders and verdicts were given for a normal water year.#  Stats of Cauvery River and Surroundings:*#  - Origin: Kodagu District, Karnataka, Brahmagiri Range, above 1341m sea level, Western Ghats# - Dam/Reservoirs: KSR Dam in Karnataka, Mettur Reservoir in Tamil Nadu# - Length: 800 km# - Biligudu (Krishnagiri District in Tamil Nadu): Water measuring station by the Central Water Commission, measuring how much water KR has released to TN.#  Okay, thaq gye likhte likhte :( !#

Cauvery Water Dispute, Little Bit Explanation!

.In Indian federal democracy#[1 Nation + N States, UTs, and further decentralization of power], the Population of the state holds a major political & economic significance. Population control in South India is far better than in North India and it was only possible because of the social development and economic growth of the South. As I said, Population holds a significant role and so changes in population geography create a bigger impact.#Article 81 of the constitution states: Lok Sabha Constituency[MPs] should be in proportion to population size. more population means more number of constituency and hence more number of MPs in parliament. but the number of MPs has been frozen since 1976. Based on the population census of 1971, In 1976 through the 42nd Constitutional amendment, the count of MPs was frozen till 2001( for 25years ), in 2001, by the 84th amendment, the count was frozen til 2026( again for 25 years ).#https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/fir-tut-48241.appspot.com/o/Blogs%2Fpopulation%20growth.png?alt=media&token=3be4296b-5f54-48a8-8dd1-390ec8d8ed57&_gl=1*6szqdn*_ga*MTU5MDI4Njg2Mi4xNjUwMTk3OTU5*_ga_CW55HF8NVT*MTY5NjcxMDM2NS4xMTIuMS4xNjk2NzEwMzk0LjMxLjAuMA..If you see the population trajectory of the South and north,Between 1971 and 2011, the share of Northern States(BR, CG, GJ, JH, MP, RJ, UK and UP) Population rise from 44% to 48.2%, while the southern state(Andhra Pradesh, KA, KL, TN, Telangana) proportion declined from 24.9% to 21.1%#Population control happens not only due to the implementation of family planning programs but also because of the social change that is engineered by the leaders in the society. #If we apply Article 81 now, based on the 2011 population census, the North will gain 37 Extra Lok Sabha Constituencies while the South will lose 23 Lok Sabha Constituencies. which'll be a disincentive to the South on the other side it'll be an incentive to the North for not being serious about controlling to population.#and thus Frozen number of MPs(till 2026) is the only option to have a better political representation from the South and North parts of India.# Population & Finance Commission(FC):*#FC is constituted by the Union Government once in five years to take care of the distribution of "financial resources including Revenue generated by Taxes" to various states[KA, TN, UP, BR, KERALA+24others + UTs]. while the commission decides the formula to distribute the revenues, the Population and per capita income of the states are the two major parts of the formula.#1st Finance Commission decided a State’s share based on its population size. in successive years population criteria were lowered while other variables were increased.#8th Finance Commission (1984-89), stipulated to use of only the 1971 population in the distribution instead of the 1981 population.#14th Finance Commission, the Union government stipulated that apart from taking the 1971 population, the Commission may also consider demographic changes since 1971, wherever the population is to be used. : by adding demographic changes, the North was able to get more financial help from the Center, while the South didn't get much. the reverse effect of controlling the population.# 15th Finance Commission openly declared taking the 2011 population in the distribution formula. Therefore, the southern States have already started facing reduced financial transfers from the Union government as a reward for controlling population growth.#The 2nd Major Factor in the distribution of financial help, apart from the population is Per Capita Income[PCI].*#If the PCI of Karnataka is 80k Per Person & PCI of MP is 60k then, MP is entitled to receive more financial support from the center than Karnata: Lower the PCI More the support from the Union government as per Finance Commission Recommendations.#Using The Current Population for Delimitation of Lok Sabha Constituencies as per Article 81: South will lose Political Representation due to reduced MPs.#AND*#Using the Population as the major variable to distribute Financial Support to the state, too, will be a disincentive to the South despite controlling the Population.#okie, by thenks :)  