Sub-watershed Prioritization Based on Drainage Morphometric Analysis: A Case Study of Cauvery River Basin in South India

2020 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Arulbalaji ◽  
D. Padmalal
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Morphometric Analysis ◽  
South India ◽  
Cauvery River ◽  
Watershed Prioritization ◽  
Cauvery River Basin

A scarcity value based explanation of trans-boundary water disputes: the case of the Cauvery River Basin in India

Water Policy ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nilanjan Ghosh ◽  
Jayanta Bandyopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
South India ◽  
Historical Data ◽  
Economic Instruments ◽  
Cauvery River ◽  
Cauvery River Basin ◽  
Paddy Cultivation

The paper is an attempt to interpret trans-boundary water disputes with the help of scarcity value, which is the value that could have been generated if the limit on water availability could be relaxed by one unit. Scarcity value measures the degree of deprivation and creates the basis for disputes. This hypothesis has been applied in this paper to the disputes over water use for irrigation in the Cauvery basin between the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in South India. On the basis of the historical data for the area under paddy cultivation in the two states, the paper shows that such disputes are not clearly based on physical scarcity of water but are a temporal coincidence of demand based on scarcity value. This means that enhanced supply would not be the correct approach to the resolution of disputes. New economic instruments based on scarcity value may provide a more objective picture of the disputes and hence help in their amicable resolution.

Riparian vegetation assessment of Cauvery River Basin of South India

2009 ◽  
Vol 170 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 545-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Sunil ◽  
R. K. Somashekar ◽  
B. C. Nagaraja
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Riparian Vegetation ◽  
South India ◽  
Cauvery River ◽  
Cauvery River Basin
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