POLITY/ GOVERNANCE 

Topic: General Studies 2:

Cauvery Waters Authority

Context: Central Government through notification on 24th April 2020 brought the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) under the administrative control of the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti.

Brief History of Cauvery Waters Authority

What is the criticism of the notification?

Farmers groups & political parties are alleging that notification has reduced the Authority to a “puppet” of the Centre. The reason cited for this allegation are

Is the above Criticism justified?

Not necessarily, this is because

Is everything fine with CWMA?

No, there are criticisms against Centre vis-à-vis CWMA on the following grounds 

Conclusion

Connecting the dots:

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