1. In compliance with the directive of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA), Karnataka has begun releasing water from its reservoirs to Tamil Nadu. Outflow from Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) reservoir across river Cauvery in Mandya district has been stepped up. The outflow into the river is at the rate of 4,398 cusecs against an inflow of 2,300 cusecs as on August 30. Farmers in Mandya continue to protest against release of water, saying that their crops are wilting with no water released to them from the reservoirs.
2. Congress government in Karnataka is set to launch its fourth guarantee — Gruha Lakshmi scheme that offers a monthly aid of ₹2,000 each to an estimated 1.10 crore women heads of families — in Mysuru today. Gruha Lakshmi is one of the five guarantees announced by the Congress before the Assembly elections in May. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will launch Gruha Lakshmi. The programme will be launched at various district headquarters as well.
3. Karnataka Small Scale Industries Association (KASSIA) is organizing an outreach programme on financial literacy today. Sharanabasappa Darshanapura, Minister for Small Scale Industries and Public Enterprises, and Sudatta Mandal, Deputy Managing Director, Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) Mumbai, will inaugurate the event. There will be a special address by Dr. Richard Vincent D’Souza, Secretary to Government, Commerce and Industries Department (MSME and Mines), GoK, and Satyaki Rastogi, General Manager and Regional Head, SIDBI. The programme is being held in Kassia auditorium, No. 2/106, 17th Cross, Magadi Chord Road, Vijayanagar, at 10.30 a.m. onwards.
