காவிரி பிரச்சனை (மேகதாது, ராசிமணல், சிவசமுத்திரம்)- Cauvery Issue

காவிரி பிரச்சனை (மேகதாது, ராசிமணல், சிவசமுத்திரம்)- Cauvery Issue

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மேகதாது, ராசிமணல், சிவசமுத்திரம் ஆகிய இடங்களில் காவிரி ஆற்றின் குறுக்கே 4 மிகப்பெரிய அணைகளை கட்ட முடிவு செய்துள்ள கர்நாடகா, அதற்கான விரிவான திட்ட அறிக்கையையும் தயாரித்து விட்டது. அதை இன்னும் 15 நாட்களில் மத்திய அரசிடம் சமர்ப்பிப்போம் என்று கர்நாடக மாநில சட்டத்துறை அமைச்சர் ஜெயச்சந்திரா அறிவித்துள்ளார்.மேகதாது அணைக்கான விரிவான திட்ட அறிக்கையை தயாரித்து  மத்திய நீர்வள ஆணையத்தின் தலைமைப் பொறியாளரிடம் கடந்த ஜூன் 7-ஆம் தேதி சமர்ப்பித்துள்ளது. 

மேகதாது அணையின் உயரம் 441.8 மீட்டர் [1546 அடி உயரம்]. அதில் 75 டி.எம்.சி நீரை தேக்க முடியும். இது நம் மேட்டூர் அணையின் கொள்ளளவை விட மிக அதிகம்.

ராசிமணல், சிவசமுத்திரம் ஆகிய இடங்களில் கட்டப்படவுள்ள 3 அணைகள் மூலம் மேலும் 45 டி.எம்.சி நீர் தேக்கப்படும்.

மேகேதாட்டுவில் கர்நாடகம் புதிதாக கட்டவுள்ள அணையின் கொள்ளளவு 67.14 டி.எம்.சி ஆகும். இது கர்நாடகத்தில் காவிரி ஆற்றின் குறுக்கே கட்டப்பட்டுள்ள நான்கு அணைகளையும் விட அதிக கொள்ளளவு கொண்டதாகும். இந்த அணை கட்டி முடிக்கப்பட்டால் காவிரியில் 171.73 டி.எம்.சி நீரை கர்நாடகத்தால் சேமித்து வைக்க முடியும். இது மேட்டூர் அணையின் கொள்ளளவான 93.74 டி.எம்.சியை விட கிட்டத்தட்ட இரு மடங்கு ஆகும். 

இதன் மூலம் தமிழகத்திற்கான காவிரி நீர் வரத்து அடியோடு நின்று விடும். பெருமழை காலங்களில் கூட ஒரு சொட்டு நீர் கிடைக்காது. 

இந்த அணைகள் கட்டக் கூடாது என்றும், காவிரி பிரச்சனை குறித்து விரிவான கடிதங்களை மத்திய கேபினட் செயலாளர் மற்றும் மத்திய நீர்வள அமைச்சகத்தின் செயலாளருக்கு நான் அனுப்புயுள்ளேன். அந்த கடிதங்களை இத்தோடு பதிவிட்டுள்ளேன்.

ஏற்கனவே உச்ச நீதிமன்றம் ஆணையிட்டும் காவிரி மேலாண்மை வாரியம் அமைக்கவில்லை. சட்டங்களையும், உச்ச நீதிமன்ற உத்தரவுகளையும் கர்நாடக அரசு பொருட்படுத்துவதே இல்லை. மத்திய அரசும் இதை வேடிக்கை பார்க்கின்றது. அரசியல் அமைப்பு சட்டத்தை இரண்டு அரசுகளும் மீறுகின்றன.

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1. The Cabinet Secretary

 Union of India

 New Delhi.

2. The Secretary

 Ministry of Water Resources

 New Delhi.

Respected Sirs,

As I am practicing advocate of High Court of Judicature of Madras and Political & Social Activist from Tamil Nadu, I humbly beg your esteemed office to deliver justice to the people of Tamil Nadu and most particularly to the Agriculturists, Farmers, Agriculture Labors and its allied agriculture commerce  in view of my the following representation hereunder. 

It was very well known and undisputed fact that past more than 2000 years, the People and farmers of Tamil Nadu State was receiving and using entire  Cauvery river water till 1924  the Krishna Raja Sagar Dam was constructed across the Cauvery. Since then, almost nearly a century the water of Cauvery is being disturbed and disputed by the State of Karnataka for its political agendas. After decadeslong livelihood dispute of Tamil Nadu State people and farmers came to its first breath by establishing Cauvery Water Tribunal between particularly Tamil Nadu and Karnataka States on 02.06.1990. 

In the meanwhile, the State of Karnataka constructed Haranghi, Kabini, Hemavathi and Swvarnavathi dams during 1979, 1975, 1978 & 1973 respectively.  Having people of Tamil Nadu was worst affected  by such several dams across Cauvery,  the reason for which the Tribunal was ordered to regulate distribution of water protecting people of Tamil Nadu for getting their due share of water for their livelihood. This Hon'ble Tribunal passed interim order on 25.06.1991 as the Karnataka State shall release 205 TMC water to Tamil Nadu by Karnataka State. However, this interim order was not duly implemented by the State of Karnataka. The Tribunal passed its final order on 05.02.2007 ordering to release 419 TMC water to the people of Tamil Nadu State every year. But out of 419 TMC Cauvery water, the real Cauvery water was 192 TMC from State of Karnataka and remaining 227 TMC water from rivers flowing within the State of Tamil Nadu.  

Despite the Tribunal passed final order, this was not given effect to by publishing in Central Government gazette. After very serious legal battle launched in Apex Court by the State of Tamil Nadu, the Hon'ble Supreme Court on 04.02.2013 came down heavily on Central Government and directed the Central Government to publish the order of the Cauvery Tribunal on or before 20.02.2013. Accordingly the Union Government published the Cauvery Tribunal's order in central gazette on 19.02.2013. Despite the same is being given effect to the order of the Cauvery Tribunal, the Union Government failed to establish the Cauvery Water Regulatory Authority to monitor the both State Governments to implement the order of the Cauvery Tribunal by which the State of Karnataka intentionally failed to implement the Cauvery Water Tribunal order by which the people of Tamil Nadu State is suffering irreparably past 5 years. The undue hardship and irreparable sufferings are:-

 It is very essential to the Farmers of Tamil Nadu to supply Cauvery water from Mettur Dam every year 12th of June to prepare for Kuruvai (paddy agriculture cultivation)

 Since the Karnataka failed to release Cauvery water, last consecutive 6 years there was no sufficient water in Mettur Dam to release water for Kuruvai cultivation.

 If Cauvery water being released on June 12th, the Tamil Nadu farmers of delta will cultivate paddy (Kuruvai) in about 4 lakhs hectors of land. But for non releasing Cauvery water from Mettur dam, delta farmers cultivate Kuruvai in about 1.10 lakhs hectors of land only. 

 In 2016, Karnataka State did not release our rightful of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, the State of Tamil Nadu released water from Mettur dam on 9th Sep. 2016 for Samba cultivation and supply of water was not sufficient, hence release of water from Mettur was stopped. In this consequence, instead of 8.83 lakh metric tons of paddy production, only 1.37 lakh metric tons of paddy was produced. 

 The Ministry of Agriculture released its press release giving this data by stating that in 2016 the delta farmers produced 26% of paddy and the loss was 74% of product due to non release of water by State of Karnataka. 

 In view of 74% loss of paddy product in 2016 itself, the local economy and livelihood of farmers, agriculture labors and its allied business lost about 5000 crores of rupees.  

 In view of very audacity stand taken by State of Karnataka in releasing Cauvery water as well ignoring the order of Cauvery Water Tribunal, 25 districts general public drinking water is put into precarious situation.

The above said irreparable sufferings are some examples only and there are more suffering factors play in to the livelihood of Tamil Nadu State farmers, agriculture laborers and its allied commerce as well the livelihood of entire Tamil Nadu State general public too. Under these circumstances, the Cabinet of Karnataka State declared that they have prepared feasible and technical reports to construct more dams across Cauvery River at Megadad, Rasimanal and Sivasamuthram to store Cauvery Water upto 110 TMC water in all these proposed dams.  And also the Karnataka State Government announced that they are going to submit these project reports for approval of constructing said dams from your esteemed Ministry. 

This is most shocking steps of Karnataka State with your Ministry's approval. If at any case, your Ministry considered the said dam projects of Karnataka, the State of Tamil Nadu would become Somalia in Union of India. While 30th September 2016, the Hon'ble Supreme Court asked your opinion of establishing Cauvery Water Regulatory Authority within four days, Your Ministry agreed the same will come with report of establishing such Authority. However, Your Ministry  appalled the General People of Tamil Nadu State and took 'U' turn under the pressure of ruling political party legislatures' colorable exercise and Your Ministry came with different plan of establishing Single Regulatory Authority for all Tribunal orders. Despite Your Ministry took such negative stand, the Hon'ble Supreme Court consider the plight of the livelihood of the people of Tamil Nadu State, ordered Your Ministry to  establish Cauvery Water Regulatory Authority within 90 days and the same is not seen any ray of light as on date from your Ministry. 

Since the Union of India Government failed for various known reasons or very public secret to establish the Cauvery Water Regulatory Authority by the Karnataka State is taken granted for disobeying the order of the Cauvery Water Tribunal. We people of Tamil Nadu is also citizens of India, so whatever political party comes to power of Union Government, it is the utmost duty of the Union Government and its Ministries to govern the people of the Union of India under the guidelines of Constitution of India. 

But the fact is that the national political parties those occupy the Legislature's position in Union of India leash out discrimination towards people of Tamil Nadu State and its livelihood and show lots of bonanzas to the State of Karnataka with view to their political parties’ welfare. The General People of Tamil Nadu posed its faith  fondly in Nationalism of Union of India, the whatever political party comes to power in Centre, the Ministries like you are common to every citizens of Union of India and You have most humbly duty to take care of every citizens of Union of India without lien on any colorable exercise. 

Therefore, as I am citizen of Union of India and being affected Tamilian, I humbly request your Ministry and Cabinet Secretary  for Union of India to establish Cauvery Water Regulatory Authority  immediately without any delay for implementing water sharing as per Tribunal Order dated 05.07.2007 and further request you both that do not permit the State of Karnataka to construct any new dams across Cauvery river for storing water to save the livelihood of the People of Tamil Nadu State and do the needful. 

Yours,

K.S.Radhakrishnan

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