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flag India's Supreme Court ordered the central government to create a tribunal within a month to resolve the water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over the Pennaiyar River.

flag The Supreme Court of India has ordered the central government to establish a Water Disputes Tribunal within one month to resolve the long-standing water conflict between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over the Pennaiyar River. flag The February 2, 2026, ruling by Justices Vikram Nath and N.V. Anjaria directs the Centre to issue a notification under the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956, to constitute the tribunal. flag The decision follows Tamil Nadu’s 2018 petition alleging Karnataka’s upstream dams and diversions have reduced downstream water flow, harming agriculture and drinking water supplies. flag The court emphasized interstate rivers are national assets and urged resolution through the established legal framework, ending its direct involvement and referring the case to the tribunal for a binding decision.

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