Karnataka Bandh on Aug. 13 not for Cauvery alone, says Vatal Nagaraj

Veteran Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj participating in a demonstration demanding the early implementation of the Kalasa Banduri Nala Project in Hubballi on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: KIRAN BAKALE Clarifying that the call for a ‘Karnataka Bandh’ on Thursday (August 13) was not limited to the Cauvery water issue, veteran Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj on Tuesday said the bandh was intended to highlight all major irrigation and development issues, including the Kalasa-Banduri and Mekedatu projects.Speaking to presspersons after participating in a demonstration for the early implementation of the Kalasa Banduri Nala Project at Kittur Chennamma Circle in Hubballi on Tuesday, Mr. Vatal Nagaraj made an appeal to all pro-Kannada organisations, farmers’ leaders, and other organisations to extend the