Mysuru: The Codava National Council (CNC) has demanded the government to accord Living Entity status to River Cauvery to protect it from further destruction. The CNC has begun a ‘Vehicle Jatha’ or ‘Cauvery Yatra’ from Talacauvery, the birthplace of River Cauvery in Kodagu, on May 24 and the jatha will reach Poompuhar in Tamil Nadu.
On reaching Mysuru yesterday, CNC President N.U. Nachappa and the Jatha participants addressed a press conference at Pathrakartara Bhavan and said that their intention was to get the Living Entity status for the river that has been ravaged over the years by indiscriminate development and pollution.
