Once again, the crisis in the Tamil Nadu Delta irrigation system has cropped up, with worries about the weak monsoon season and uncertainties regarding the availability of Cauvery waters posing a problem for the Tamil Nadu State during the very important Kuruvai cropping season. Farmers from all around the Cauvery Delta region are apprehensive about ...

Farmers union and pro-Kannada groups staged a protest in Mandya on Sunday, vehemently opposing the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. The demonstration, which saw a large turnout of farmers and activists, resulted in a significant disruption of vehicular traffic along the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway, causing inconvenience to commuters for more than two hours. The ...