Tribunals formed to address state-level transboundary water conflicts in major river basins of India.
| Name of the tribunal . | River basin . | Riparian and beneficiary states and union territories . | Year of formation . | Most recent status . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godavari water disputes tribunal | Godavari | Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesha, Odisha, Madhya Pradeshb, and Karnataka | 1969 | Decision on final water allocation was made in July 1980 |
| Krishna water disputes tribunal-I | Krishna | Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka | 1969 | Decision on final water allocation was made in May 1976 with a condition that the decision of the tribunal can be reviewed after May 2001 |
| Krishna water disputes tribunal-II | Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana and Karnataka | 2004 | The final decision of the tribunal (given in November 2013) has been delayed by the highest court of India (Supreme Court) after the formation of the state of Telangana in 2014. The new state has demanded to revisit the decision as it was not party to decisions taken by either of the Krishna basin tribunals | |
| Narmada water disputes tribunal | Narmada | Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan | 1969 | Decision on final water allocation was made in December 1979 |
| Ravi-Beas water disputes tribunal | Indus | Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana and Chandigarh | 1986 | Decision on final water allocations is yet to be made |
| Cauvery water disputes tribunal | Cauvery | Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry | 1990 | After a series of confrontations and appeals concerning water sharing among the riparian states, final decision on water allocation was made in February 2018 after Supreme Court's (India's highest court) intervention |
| Name of the tribunal . | River basin . | Riparian and beneficiary states and union territories . | Year of formation . | Most recent status . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godavari water disputes tribunal | Godavari | Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesha, Odisha, Madhya Pradeshb, and Karnataka | 1969 | Decision on final water allocation was made in July 1980 |
| Krishna water disputes tribunal-I | Krishna | Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka | 1969 | Decision on final water allocation was made in May 1976 with a condition that the decision of the tribunal can be reviewed after May 2001 |
| Krishna water disputes tribunal-II | Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana and Karnataka | 2004 | The final decision of the tribunal (given in November 2013) has been delayed by the highest court of India (Supreme Court) after the formation of the state of Telangana in 2014. The new state has demanded to revisit the decision as it was not party to decisions taken by either of the Krishna basin tribunals | |
| Narmada water disputes tribunal | Narmada | Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan | 1969 | Decision on final water allocation was made in December 1979 |
| Ravi-Beas water disputes tribunal | Indus | Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana and Chandigarh | 1986 | Decision on final water allocations is yet to be made |
| Cauvery water disputes tribunal | Cauvery | Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry | 1990 | After a series of confrontations and appeals concerning water sharing among the riparian states, final decision on water allocation was made in February 2018 after Supreme Court's (India's highest court) intervention |
Source: Based on Government of India (1979a, 1979b, 1987b); Sharma (2016) and The Supreme Court of India (2018).
a In 2014, a new state of Telangana was carved out from Andhra Pradesh.
b In 2000, a new state of Chhattisgarh was carved out from Madhya Pradesh.