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New Cauvery Basin Guidelines
June 29 , 2026
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- Tamil Nadu has opposed the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti’s new guidelines for approving water resource projects in the Cauvery basin.
- The new guidelines require States to submit a Preliminary Report (PR), Pre-Feasibility Report (PFR), or concept note before preparing a Detailed Project Report (DPR).
- The Central Water Commission (CWC) will examine the proposal and send its technical note to the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA).
- If the CWMA does not give its views within 6 months, its approval will be treated as presumed concurrence under the new guidelines.
- Tamil Nadu has objected to the guidelines, stating that the Cauvery is a water-deficit basin and raising concerns over the presumed concurrence provision.
- The guidelines are based on the 2017 project appraisal norms and the 2007 Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) final award.
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