Farmers oppose CWRC’s direction of release of water to Tamil Nadu
Farmers' organizations in Karnataka are protesting a directive to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, citing severe water shortages in local reservoirs. They argue that drinking water needs for cities like Bengaluru must take precedence over irrigation requirements.
Opposing the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’s (CWRC) direction to release 3,500 cusecs of the Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu daily for 15 days, president of Federation of Karnataka Farmers’ Organisations Kurubur Shanthakumar has urged the State government to persuade the Cauvery Management Authority (CWMA) for a reconsideration of the order based on “distress formula”.
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