Karnataka: Mandya farmers continue to protest over Cauvery water row

Karnataka: Mandya farmers continue to protest over Cauvery water row

Karnataka: Mandya farmers continue to protest over Cauvery water row The farmers in Mandya, protesting to stop water being released from Karnataka dams to Tamil Nadu, continued their demonstration here on Saturday. Farmers across Karnataka have been protesting since the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) ordered the state to release 5000 cusecs of water to its neighbouring state Tamil Nadu, for 15 days, effective from September 13.Earlie…

Cauvery water row: 'We are there to protect farmers’ interest,' says Dy CM DK Shivakumar

Amid the Cauvery water-sharing row with Tamil Nadu, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on September 23 said that the government will protect the interests of Karnataka’s farmers. He also appealed to the various organisations to not to any ‘Bandh’. “It is a political angle that they are taking. We are there to protect the interest of the farmers of Karnataka.