Greater Tipraland

👉Greater Tipraland is a region in Tripura. Several tribals are demanding to make the region a separate state.

👉There are 19 notified Scheduled Tribes in Tripura. Among these, 5.92 lakh are Tripuris, 1.88 lakh are Reangs.

👉 These three tribal groups are the major tribes in the state.

👉 Some of the minor tribal groups have joined hands and formed TIPRA Motha (Tirpaha Indigenous Regional Alliance) and IPFT (Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura) political parties.

👉These parties are now arguing that they want a separate state for their “survival and existence”.

👉They claim that they are making the demand under Article 2 and Article 3 of the constitution.

👉Article 2 of the constitution says that “The Parliament shall permit the establishment of new states and union territories and also permit the entry of new states and UTs into the Indian Union”.
👉Article 3 says that “Parliament shall increase or diminish the area of a state”.


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Mekedatu Issue

👉Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are again at the crossroads against the Mekedatu dam project in the Cauvery River Basin.

👉Mekedatu, meaning goat’s leap, is a deep gorge situated at the confluence of the rivers Cauvery and Arkavathi, about 100 km from Bengaluru, at the Kanakapura taluk in Karnataka’s Ramanagara district.

👉In 2013, then Karnataka announced the construction of a multi-purpose balancing reservoir project.

👉The project aimed to alleviate the drinking water problems of the Bengaluru and Ramanagara districts.

👉It was also expected to generate hydroelectricity to meet the power needs of the state.

👉TN has objected over granting of permission or environmental clearance.

👉Explaining the potential for damage to the lower riparian state of TN, it said that the project was in violation of the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal.

👉It stated that the project will affect the natural flow of the river Cauvery considerably and will severely affect the irrigation in TN.

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