Washington, July 18 (IANS) India’s rejection of the latest award issued by the “illegally constituted” Hague-based Court of Arbitration (CoA) under the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) as “null and void” is based on its interpretation of the treaty’s own dispute resolution procedure. While New Delhi’s objection is procedural, concerning the forum authorised under the treaty, it maintains that it remains willing to be bound by the mechanism prescribed by the treaty, a report has stated. New Del…
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Hyderabad, June 25 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday appealed to the Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Paatil to find a permanent solution to the inter-state water sharing issue of Tungabhadra river expeditiously. Addressing a public meeting at Hosapete in Karnataka on the occasion of inauguration of newly-installed gates of Tungabhadra dam, the Chief Minister asserted that today is a ‘ Red Letter ‘ day as the Chief Ministers of three states attended a meeting chaired by …
Chennai, May 26 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, on Monday, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the Union government to reject Karnataka’s proposed Mekedatu reservoir project across the Cauvery river, stating that the move would violate Supreme Court orders and threaten the interests of lakhs of farmers dependent on Cauvery water. In his letter, Vijay expressed strong concern over Karnataka’s reported decision to conduct a “Bhoomi Puja” for the Mekedatu project…
Chandigarh, Jan 27 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said the state government stood firmly committed to safeguarding the state’s interests in the water dispute, while pursuing a mutually agreed resolution of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal issue at a meeting with Haryana counterpart Nayab Singh Saini. After the meeting, Mann told the media, “We have no water to share with any other state, but as the elder brother of Haryana, we do not want to draw daggers with our nei…