The Hindu·4 min read·medium
Cauvery is not a flood discharge channel for Karnataka to open at will, say farmers
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Farmers in Tamil Nadu are protesting against Karnataka's proposed Mekadatu Balancing Reservoir Project, fearing it will devastate Delta agriculture. They argue that the lack of consistent water release from Karnataka has already caused significant crop and economic losses.
Hundreds of farmers rallied under the umbrella of Tamizhaga Vivasaya Sangagalin Kootiyakkam and marched to the inter- State border protesting against Mekadatu before courting arrests near Zuzuvadi in Hosur on Wednesday.
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