Mandya Bandh against orders directing Karnataka to release Cauvery water
Karnataka asked to release 5,000 cusecs of water to TN for next 15 days
Farmers argue that the directives to Karnataka lacked scientific basis
Protests erupted in the heart of the Cauvery region, specifically in Mandya and Mysuru, on September 21 in response to the Supreme Court’s decision not to intervene in the orders issued by the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) and Cauvery Water Regulatory Committee (CWRC).
These orders directed Karnataka to release 5,000 cubic feet per second (cusecs) of water to Tamil Nadu for the next 15 days.
Farmers and various organizations’ members took to the streets to express their opposition to the Supreme Court’s directives.
The Raitha Hitharakshana Samiti, in particular, has called for a Mandya bandh on September 23 to protest these decisions. Demonstrators formed human chains at prominent intersections and blocked the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway.
Members of the Raitha Hitharakshana Samiti and sugarcane growers associated with the Mysugar factory submitted a memorandum at the Mandya Deputy Commissioner’s office.
They urged the government not to release water to Tamil Nadu, citing insufficient water levels in the KRS and Kabini reservoirs.
They also argued that the directives to Karnataka lacked scientific basis and expressed concerns that releasing water could lead to a scarcity of water for Mysuru, Mandya, Bengaluru, and other districts within the Cauvery basin.
Meanwhile, in Mysuru, members of the Karnataka Sena Pade staged a protest and chanted slogans against both the CWMA and the Tamil Nadu government.
Additionally, several Kannada activists and members of the Kannada Chaluvaligara Sangha held a demonstration in front of the Command Area Development Authority (CADA) office in Mysuru.
Mandya Bandh against orders directing Karnataka to release Cauvery water
Karnataka asked to release 5,000 cusecs of water to TN for next 15 days
Farmers argue that the directives to Karnataka lacked scientific basis
Protests erupted in the heart of the Cauvery region, specifically in Mandya and Mysuru, on September 21 in response to the Supreme Court’s decision not to intervene in the orders issued by the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) and Cauvery Water Regulatory Committee (CWRC).
These orders directed Karnataka to release 5,000 cubic feet per second (cusecs) of water to Tamil Nadu for the next 15 days.
Farmers and various organizations’ members took to the streets to express their opposition to the Supreme Court’s directives.
The Raitha Hitharakshana Samiti, in particular, has called for a Mandya bandh on September 23 to protest these decisions. Demonstrators formed human chains at prominent intersections and blocked the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway.
Members of the Raitha Hitharakshana Samiti and sugarcane growers associated with the Mysugar factory submitted a memorandum at the Mandya Deputy Commissioner’s office.
They urged the government not to release water to Tamil Nadu, citing insufficient water levels in the KRS and Kabini reservoirs.
They also argued that the directives to Karnataka lacked scientific basis and expressed concerns that releasing water could lead to a scarcity of water for Mysuru, Mandya, Bengaluru, and other districts within the Cauvery basin.
Meanwhile, in Mysuru, members of the Karnataka Sena Pade staged a protest and chanted slogans against both the CWMA and the Tamil Nadu government.
Additionally, several Kannada activists and members of the Kannada Chaluvaligara Sangha held a demonstration in front of the Command Area Development Authority (CADA) office in Mysuru.
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