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Farmers stage begging protest over Mekedatu on Kanakapura Road
A group of farmers staged a "begging" protest on Kanakapura Road in Bengaluru on Saturday, demanding that the Karnataka government move forward on the Mekedatu drinking water project. Deccan Herald reports that…
The Story in Brief
A group of farmers staged a "begging" protest on Kanakapura Road in Bengaluru on Saturday, demanding that the Karnataka government move forward on the Mekedatu drinking water project. Deccan Herald reports that the protesters said the government had promised to take up the project after coming to power but had shown no visible progress even after three-and-a-half years. The Mekedatu project, conceived to provide drinking water to Bengaluru and surrounding areas, has been stalled due to a legal dispute with Tamil Nadu over sharing Cauvery river water.
The Indian Opinion
The protest taps into a familiar frustration: promises made, promises broken. But the Mekedatu project is not a simple state matter. It is tangled in the Cauvery water dispute with Tamil Nadu, requiring clearance from the Cauvery Water Management Authority and the Supreme Court. The government may be stalling for legal reasons, not just lethargy. We should watch for the next CWMA meeting. If Karnataka does not even file a status report, the farmers' anger is justified.
Source: deccanherald.com
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