Farmers protesting against the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu staged a road blockade outside the suburban bus-stand in Mysuru on Tuesday.
The farmers, who had gathered outside the suburban bus-stand in the city under the leadership of the Federation of Karnataka Farmers’ Association president Kurubur Shanthakumar, shouted slogans against the State government for releasing water from KRS and Kabini reservoirs to Tamil Nadu.
Even though the State government has issued public statements that it would not release water to Tamil Nadu, Mr. Shanthakumar alleged that the State had begun complying with the Cauvery Water Management Authority’s (CWMA) order to release 5,000 cusecs for 15 days by discharging water clandestinely through the two dams.
