They have put up a temporary kitchen in Heggodu village where they cook ganji (porridge) for lunch.
For the last 15 days, residents of many villages located on the banks of the Tunga river in Tirthahalli in Karnataka have been protesting against a multi-village drinking water supply scheme, being executed under the Jal Jeevan Mission of the Union Government.
Residents of Kodlu, Heggodu, Balekodlu, Savali, Kavalane, Alageri, Balagodu, Gudde Koppa, Haluballi, Bikkolli and some other villages in the taluk have joined hands under the Bheemeshwara Sangama Ulisi Horata Samiti. They are all opposed to the project, which they allege was designed only to benefit contractors and the politicians who got the project sanctioned by the BJP government at the Centre.
