Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has planned to travel to Delhi today to discuss the Cauvery water issue.
A group of farmers in Karnataka are holding a night-long candle-light vigil to protest against orders to release of Cauvery waters to Tamil Nadu. The protest in Mandya — near Srirangapatna — started this morning. Their objection is to the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’s recommendation that Karnataka release 5000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for the 15 days. Independent MLA Darshan Puttanaiah, who is backed by the Congress, has joined the protest.
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has planned to travel to Delhi tomorrow to discuss the Cauvery water issue.
Tamil Nadu has gone to the Supreme Court, which will hear the state’s plea to direct Karnataka to release the water.
Karnataka has filed an affidavit claiming that the Tribunal’s order was based on the assumption that it was a normal monsoon in the state, which it was not.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that the state cannot afford to release water, since it will empty the reservoirs and cause drinking water scarcity.
Source: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/karnataka-farmers-on-all-night-protest-over-cauvery-water-4343785