• Dispute
    • There is a dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over sharing the waters.
  • Facts about the river!
    • The river originates in the Nandi Hills in the Chikkaballapura district of Karnataka and flows through Tamil Nadu before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
    • It is the second-longest river in Tamil Nadu after the Kaveri.
    • Sathanur is dam across this river in Tamil Nadu.
  • How are river disputes resolved?
    • Under the 1956 Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, a tribunal could be constituted only once the Union government concludes that the dispute cannot be settled through negotiations.

Source: The Hindu