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Krishna river

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Why in news?

  • The Supreme Court recently asked if the States of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka could amicably settle their dispute over the allocation of the Krishna river water through mediation.

About Krishna river:

  • Krishna river is the 2nd largest river of peninsular India,1st being Godavari river.
  • River Krishna originates in the Western ghats at the Jor village of Maharashtra near Mahabaleshwar about 64 km from the Arabian Sea.
  • It crosses entire peninsular width starting from Western Ghats and merging into Bay of Bengal.
  • Krishna river flows through four states: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
  • Krishna river basin is extensively used for agricultural purposes, almost 75% of its basin is agricultural land.
  • Before merging into Bay of Bengal Krishna river forms a large delta.

Major tributaries:

  • Left bank: Bhima, Musi, Munneru
  • Right bank: Ghatprabha, Malprabha, Tungbhadra

Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal:

  • In 1969, the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal (KWDT) was set up under the Inter-State River Water Dispute Act, 1956, and presented its report in 1973.
  • It was stipulated that the KWDT order may be reviewed or revised by a competent authority or tribunal any time after  May, 2000.
  • The second KWDT was instituted in 2004. It delivered its report in 2010, which made allocations of the Krishna water at 65 % dependability and for surplus flows as follows: 81 TMC for Maharashtra, 177 TMC for Karnataka, and 190 TMC for Andhra Pradesh.
  • After the creation of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh has asked that Telangana be included as a separate party at the KWDT and that the allocation of Krishna waters be reworked among four states, instead of three.

PRACTICE QUESTION:

Which of the following are the tributaries of river Krishna?

1. Bhima

2. Musi

3. Manjra

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1,2 and 3

Answer