Amid Cauvery release order, Kabini farmers seek immediate canal water release

Farmers say those in Kabini ayacut were facing severe distress as tanks had dried ip, leaving inadequate drinking water and fodder for livestock. | Photo Credit: File Photo Amid the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’s directive to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, farmers from the ayacut area of the Kabini irrigation project in Mysuru district have urged the State government to release water into the Kabini canal from Saturday, citing acute hardship caused by the prolonged dry spell.At a meeting held in T. Narasipura on Friday, farmers said those in the Kabini ayacut were facing severe distress as tanks had dried up, leaving inadequate drinking water and fodder for livestock.The farmers also demanded that representatives of Cauvery basin farmers be invited to the State government’s pro