
Tungabhadra Model: Sharing Waters | UPSCPDF
UPSCPDF Editorial Analysis: the Tungabhadra model of inter-State water cooperation, KWDT, dam safety & DRIP. UPSC GS-2/GS-3 with MCQs, Mains, Essay, Interview.
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Why a stone-masonry dam in Koppal has become India's working template for cooperative federalism — and how dam safety, siltation and the Upper Bhadra dispute test the limits of that goodwill. On 25 June 2026, the Chief Ministers of Karnataka (D.K. Shivakumar), Andhra Pradesh (N. Chandrababu Naidu) and Telangana (A. Revanth Reddy), along with Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil, jointly inaugurated the 33 newly installed spillway crest gates of the Tungabhadra dam in Karnataka's Koppal district. The leaders pledged greater inter-State cooperation — significant because the dam has largely stayed free of major disputes, thanks to a settled sharing formula and the regulatory role of the Tungabhadra Board. The dam is the lifeline of three southern States, irrigating about 16.4 lakh acres (≈9.26 lakh in Karnataka, 6.25 lakh in Andhra Pradesh, 87,000 in Telangana). It hit the headlines in August 2024 when Gate No. 19 was washed away during heavy inflows; rather than a stopgap patch, au
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