MANDYA/MYSURU: The Supreme Court directive to Karnataka liberate at least 2 tmcft of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu has come as a huge shock to the folk of the region. While farmers, whose vegetation are withering due to summer time warmth, are a nervous lot, politicians, who're dealing with the election warmth, are frightened over the flip of events that could have an adverse have an effect on on their poll prospects.
Since the previous few weeks, farmers of the region had been urging the irrigation government to liberate Cauvery water from the KRS dam to the canals as their vegetation were drying up underneath the sizzling sun. Now the SC directive to Karnataka to liberate water to the neighbouring state has driven them into additional misery.
As on Thursday, water level at KRS reservoir stood at 72.46feet towards the utmost level of 124.8ft. The reservoir has been receiving a meagre 115 cusecs inflow while 936 cusecs of water is being let into the river. The garage in the reservoir on Thursday was 7.83 tmcft which is under the useless garage level.
Now the irrigation government are in a repair over complying the Apex Court’s order. Senior officials claimed that releasing 2 tmcft of water from KRS reservoir is not conceivable as a result of just about there is no garage. “If we are compelled to liberate from the reservoir, we will need to pump the useless garage water into the river,” a senior officer of the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Ltd (CNNL) mentioned.
Karnataka Rajya Raita Sangha (KRRS) introduced that it is going to launch a fierce protest if the state releases water to Tamil Nadu. Veteran politician G Madegowda, who has been spearheading the Cauvery agitation since many years, warned the state executive of significant penalties if it complied with the SC order. “Our farmers are combating for Cauvery water to save their vegetation. How can the irrigation government liberate water to Tamil Nadu when they are denying the water to us? We will launch an agitation if the state executive has the same opinion to liberate water to Tamil Nadu,” Madegowda told TOI.
In Mysuru, president of the Karnataka State Sugarcane Growers Association Kurubur Shanthakumar warned that if the state executive has the same opinion to liberate Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, farmers will boycott the assembly polls and stand guard on the KRS dam to stop liberate of water. Shanthakumar, who was talking at a farmers’ consciousness marketing campaign forward of the state elections mentioned, “Karnataka is dealing with drought and farmers are in deep misery. There isn't any query of releasing water to the neighbouring state. We demand the Supreme Court to study its order.”
Political parties and poll candidates, who're busy in campaigning, are frightened concerning the building. A political birthday party candidate mentioned this is a very tricky and difficult situation as taking any stand on the emotive and delicate Cauvery factor may just end up expensive for the candidates in the elections.
Since the previous few weeks, farmers of the region had been urging the irrigation government to liberate Cauvery water from the KRS dam to the canals as their vegetation were drying up underneath the sizzling sun. Now the SC directive to Karnataka to liberate water to the neighbouring state has driven them into additional misery.
As on Thursday, water level at KRS reservoir stood at 72.46feet towards the utmost level of 124.8ft. The reservoir has been receiving a meagre 115 cusecs inflow while 936 cusecs of water is being let into the river. The garage in the reservoir on Thursday was 7.83 tmcft which is under the useless garage level.
Now the irrigation government are in a repair over complying the Apex Court’s order. Senior officials claimed that releasing 2 tmcft of water from KRS reservoir is not conceivable as a result of just about there is no garage. “If we are compelled to liberate from the reservoir, we will need to pump the useless garage water into the river,” a senior officer of the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Ltd (CNNL) mentioned.
Karnataka Rajya Raita Sangha (KRRS) introduced that it is going to launch a fierce protest if the state releases water to Tamil Nadu. Veteran politician G Madegowda, who has been spearheading the Cauvery agitation since many years, warned the state executive of significant penalties if it complied with the SC order. “Our farmers are combating for Cauvery water to save their vegetation. How can the irrigation government liberate water to Tamil Nadu when they are denying the water to us? We will launch an agitation if the state executive has the same opinion to liberate water to Tamil Nadu,” Madegowda told TOI.
In Mysuru, president of the Karnataka State Sugarcane Growers Association Kurubur Shanthakumar warned that if the state executive has the same opinion to liberate Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, farmers will boycott the assembly polls and stand guard on the KRS dam to stop liberate of water. Shanthakumar, who was talking at a farmers’ consciousness marketing campaign forward of the state elections mentioned, “Karnataka is dealing with drought and farmers are in deep misery. There isn't any query of releasing water to the neighbouring state. We demand the Supreme Court to study its order.”
Political parties and poll candidates, who're busy in campaigning, are frightened concerning the building. A political birthday party candidate mentioned this is a very tricky and difficult situation as taking any stand on the emotive and delicate Cauvery factor may just end up expensive for the candidates in the elections.
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