Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambareesh has decided to stand by the farmers of Pandavapura and Srirangapatna taluks, who have strongly opposed the move by the district administration to conduct trial blasts in the vicinity of KRS reservoir.
Ms. Sumalatha, who was in Mandya to participate in a meeting of District Development Co-ordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) on Friday, told reporters that she had already informed the Mandya district administration about the strong opposition to the proposed trial blasts in the vicinity of KRS reservoir. “I have to be with the farmers. Their cause is just,” she said.
Pointing out that illegal quarrying had brought about a lot of ruin in the region, she said the trial blasts will be a setback to the struggle of the farmers against the illegal mining in the region.
