CAUVERY ISSUE - SUPREME COURT JURISDICTION 16-Feb-2018

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Since 1973, different recommendations have been made
requesting the riparian States before us to practice
economy while utilizing waters of river Cauvery.
Learned Additional Advocate General, appearing on
behalf of the State of Tamil Nadu stated that during last
several years, steps have been taken to improve the water
use efficiency. Similar stand has been taken on behalf of
the States of Karnataka, Kerala and the Union Territory
of Pondicherry.
It need not be impressed that it better scientific methods
are adopted in cultivation of paddy, the requirement of
water is bound to be less.
All the party States and the Union Territory of
Pondicherry shall file their respective Affidavits within six
weeks from today, as to what steps have already been
taken to reduce the requirement of water for cultivation
and what steps are likely to be taken in near future. In
the Affidavit it should also be stated as to what minimum
delta is required for different crop varieties in their
respective States.‖
22. It is assiduously urged that though the said affidavit has been
filed in reply to the affidavits filed by the State of Karnataka in
pursuance of the suo motu order passed by the Tribunal, yet the
affidavit of the State of Tamil Nadu for the first time furnished its
scientific crop water requirement, that is, a detailed statement of
computed crop water requirement system fed by Mettur and other
schemes in the basin and the Tribunal, contrary to the principles of
law of evidence and in violation of the principal facet of natural