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SC directs Centre to set up tribunal for sharing of Pennaiyar river waters
- On Monday, the Supreme Court of India directed the Centre to constitute a tribunal to settle the Pennaiyar dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, with a notification due within one month.
- In 2018, the Tamil Nadu government moved the Supreme Court challenging the Karnataka government's dams and diversion structures, arguing the inter‑State river flow is a national asset including tributaries.
- A Bench led by Justice Vikram Nath told the Central government to issue the tribunal notification within one month and said the Centre may place Tamil Nadu's complaint before it once constituted.
- Tamil Nadu's wait continues for the Pennaiyar tribunal as the dispute moves forward, telling the court Karnataka's claim to freely build diversion structures on Markandeyanadhi was wholly untenable.
- The colonial-era 1892 pact and its application to tributaries will be a key issue before the tribunal, as Tamil Nadu argued Markandeyanadhi falls within the 1892 agreement and new constructions obstructing it are governed by the pact.
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The Economic TimesSC directs Centre to set up tribunal on sharing of Pennaiyar river waters
The Supreme Court has ordered the Central government to establish a tribunal. This tribunal will resolve the water sharing dispute concerning the Pennaiyar river between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The notification and tribunal formation must be completed within one month. Tamil Nadu had approached the court in 2018 regarding Karnataka's actions on the river.
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