"Protests rock Cauvery basin as Karnataka releases water to Tamil Nadu in keeping with Supreme Court directive" - Roundup of the week's news (24-30 September 2012)

The newsround up this week informs of water disputes between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, news related to water pollution, and impacts of river waters on agriculture

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09 Oct 2012, 10:40 am

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Protests rock Cauvery basin as Karnataka releases water to Tamil Nadu in keeping with Supreme Court directive

Karnataka started releasing water

Nine villages in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Saheb found to have high level of nitrates in water

high quantities of nitrates

Study reveals substantial increase in farmer income from cash crops due to Narmada waters from Sardar Sarovar project in Gujarat

Sardar Sarovar project has substantially boosted farmers’ incomes

Centre proposes setting up of a Brahmaputra River Valley Authority

Brahmaputra River Valley Authority

Nal Sarovar in Gujarat declared a Ramsar site

Nal Sarovar wetland

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Droughts and Floods

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