The proceedings of the Tribunal, set up in June, 1990, went on for more than 16 years.
In what was then described as a balancing act, the Tribunal gave Tamil Nadu 419 TMC of water (as against the demand of 562 TMC), Karnataka 270 TMC (as against its demand of 465 TMC), Kerala 30 TMC and Puducherry 7 TMC.
For environmental protection, it had reserved 10 TMC.
After the issuance of the notification, institutions like the Cauvery River Authority (CRA) chaired by the Prime Minister and the CMC ceased to exist and new organisations like the Cauvery Management Board and the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee are to be constituted which will have representatives from all the co-basin states, experts in hydrology and agriculture.
They will be headed by an officer of the central government and will be under the control of the Centre.
Updated on: November 27, 2013 17:10 IST
