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There is a detailed anaysis about injustice done to Karnataka in the rediff.com link http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/feb/06guest.htm

Below is the summary of facts and figures.

CAUVERY VERDICT
Total water availability (per year) in Cauvery- 736 tmc to 740 tmc (in non-distress period) Tamilnadu’s Share 419 tmc,  Karnataka’s Share 270 tmc,  Kerala’s Share 30 tmc, Puducherry’s share7 tmc.
 
Where it comes from?
 For TN : TN will get 192 tmc from Karnataka, The rest 227 tmc will come from its own catchment area. 
For Karnataka :The water available from Tala Cauvery to Biligundu (catchment area) belongs to Karnataka
For Kerala : Karnataka has to give
For Puducherry : TN has to give

As a last reparian state TN should leave 10 tmc of water in cauvery river, for environmental purpose
Why TN a winner  ?
- Based on Interim order, TN used to get 205 TMC of water from karnataka. Now it will get 192 TMC.  But the fact is Earlier point of measurement was Mettur (TN), now it is Biligundlu (Karnataka border). The Catchment area between Biligundlu and Mettur generates additional 25 TMC.  So TN effectively will get 217 TMC (12 TMC More)

- TN has around 120 TMC of groundwater as TN lies in lower basin of cauvery. This fact is not taken into consideration for sharing by tribunal. 

- TN gets NE monsoon starting from October-December which fills Cauvery which it need not share.  It will also get major part of water from Karnataka between June - September. so effectively Water throughout the year.

Why Karnataka a loser ?
- Firstly it has to give 12 TMC extra to TN compared to earlier days.  Secondly Karnataka has very less ground water as it lies in upper basin of Cauvery.

- Karnataka has more drought area (63.8%) compared to TN (29.2%) in Cauvery basin. Still Karnataka got less water.

- Karnataka is the only state which has got less share of water proportional to basin area compared to other states. This is inspite of karnataka having less groundwater.
State             Basin-area            Water
Karnataka     41.23%          36.49% 
TN             
     55.27%          56.62%
Kerala            3.33%            4.05%
Puducherry     0.17%           0.95%
  
- Kerala cannot store water as there are no Dams in that part of Kerala. Karnataka was hoping to use that water till the time Kerala builds the Dam. But according to tribunal, Karnataka cannot use that also, That water also should be given to TamilNadu ! 

-  Water requested for drinking purpose by Karnataka was 30 TMC. But it received only 1.75 TMC.     

- Karnataka gets SE Monsoon between June - September, which fills cauvery and major part of that  water is shared with TN.  Karnataka has to release 60%-70% of 192 TMC of water during those months.    

- Although Cauvery river length is greater in Karnataka compared to TN, It has got less share  

- Karnataka requested for 465 TMC. It got only 270 TMC.    

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