Bangalore: BJP rebel and former Karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa has joined the Cauvery agitation. Launching an agitation against the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, Yeddyurappa declared that he is supporting the protest in his personal capacity.
He attacked his own party government in the state for the current situation, saying that it was busy conducting postmortem of the case than fighting it in the apex court. He said that he would be taking part in Saturday's Karnataka bandh against the release of water.
Karnataka has erupted in protests ever since the Supreme Court gave a directive to the state government to release 9,000 cusecs of water from the Cauvery to its neighbouring state that is facing a shortage of irrigation water due to rainfall deficit. Farmers groups in Mandya, the epicentre of the protests, have said it will affect their crops.
Tamil Nadu had filed a plea with the apex court seeking a directive to the Karnataka government to release water from the Cauvery to the state. Farmers in Karnataka, however, remain opposed to it. They have been blocking the Mysore-Bangalore highway since Sunday after the apex court passed the order. Over 50 people were arrested, while several trains connecting Bangalore with Mysore were hit....
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11:43 AM, Oct 05, 2012
Bangalore: Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa is expected to take out a massive rally in Bangalore against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's directive to the state to release 9,000 cusecs of water daily from the Cauvery to Tamil Nadu. Karnataka has erupted in protests ever since the Supreme Court gave a directive to the state government to release water. Farmers groups said it will affect their irrigation facilities. Tamil Nadu...
09:14 AM, Oct 05, 2012
Bangalore: The farmer protests in Karnataka against the release of water from the Cauvery to Tamil Nadu have not died down. On Monday, farmer groups blocked the Bangalore-Mysore national highway in protest against the Supreme Court order to release 9,000 cusecs of water from the river to the neighbouring state daily till October 15. Several trains connecting Bangalore and Mysore were also hit. To ensure security, the government deployed three...
10:37 AM, Oct 01, 2012
Mandya: Complying with the Supreme Court directive, Karnataka on Sunday began release of Cauvery River water to Tamil Nadu, triggering widespread protests across the district and disrupting vehicular movement. Irrigation authorities told PTI that about 5,000 cusecs of water was being released from Krishnarajasagar Dam and Kabini Reservoir since Saturday night. According to sources, Karnataka will be ensuring flow of 9,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu. The decision comes...
11:01 AM, Sep 30, 2012
Bangalore: The Karnataka government may file a review plea with the Supreme Court on Saturday over its order directing it to release 9,000 cusecs of water from the Cauvery daily to Tamil Nadu that is currently facing shortage of irrigation water. Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar is expected to discuss the matter on Saturday at an all-party meet called by him. Farmers across the state have protested against the Supreme...
07:47 AM, Sep 29, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Karnataka government to release up to 9000 cusecs of water from the Cauvery daily to Tamil Nadu till October 20. Tamil Nadu is facing a severe shortage of irrigation water due to rainfall deficit. Passing the order, the apex court said that it was unfortunate that Karnataka was not following the orders of the Cauvery River Authority (CRA), a committee headed...
03:47 PM, Sep 28, 2012
New Delhi: Karnataka on Monday agreed to release 1000 cusecs of water from the Cauvery daily to Tamil Nadu till September 19 to help it overcome its irrigational water deficit. Tamil Nadu had filed a plea at the Supreme Court seeking direction to Karnataka to release 2 TMC (thousand million cubic feet) of water to the state to deal with its ongoing irrigational water shortage. Monsoons have been deficient this...
02:12 PM, Sep 10, 2012
