PoliticsPhoto: Deccan HeraldFarmers Protest Against Water Release to Chitradurga from Bhadra Reservoir
Farmers led by Tejasvi Patel protested outside District Minister S S Mallikarjun's residence in Davangere, opposing the release of an additional one tmc ft of water from Bhadra Reservoir to Chitradurga via the Upper Bhadra canal. They demanded the withdrawal of the order, citing drought conditions and lack of an Irrigation Consultative Committee meeting before the decision.
Deccan Herald··Davangere




