EDEN IAS - WEEKLY CURRENT ROUND-UP 17 June 2018
Cauvery, also known as Dakshin Ganga (The Ganges of the South), has been the economic life-line of the states through which it flows. If you look at the map of India, you will notice that the river cuts across two Indian states, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It originates at Talacauvery in Kodagu district in Karnataka. While it flows mainly through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, a lot of its basin area is covered by Kerala and the Karaikal area of Puducherry. Hence Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry all have rightful claims over the river. However the socio-economic impact of the river is most resounding in the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, where the river is treated as Mother Goddess and is entwined with the identity of the people.
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