Create a custom practice set
Pick category, difficulty, number of questions, and time limit. Start instantly with your own quiz.
Generate QuizGK Question
The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal award (2007, modified 2018) allocated water shares among Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry, and its implementation is monitored by the ______ established under the Inter-State Water Disputes Act.
- Supreme Court
- Cauvery Water Management Authority
- Finance Commission
- NITI Aayog
Answer: Cauvery Water Management Authority
Cauvery dispute resolution: (a) Tribunal constituted 1990, award 2007 (modified 2018 by SC), (b) Allocation: Tamil Nadu 419 TMC, Karnataka 270 TMC, Kerala 30 TMC, Puducherry 7 TMC, (c) CWMA established 2018 under Inter-State Water Disputes (Amendment) Act to implement award, regulate releases, monitor compliance, (d) Challenges: Political resistance, drought management, data transparency. Illustrates complexity of federal resource sharing: legal awards require political will and institutional mechanisms for implementation.