Mysore/Mysuru: A delegation of Karnataka Jala Samrakshana Samiti, led by farmer leader and Karnataka Sugarcane Growers Association President Kurubur Shantakumar, met Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekawat at New Delhi recently and presented him a memorandum urging him to stay the CWMA (Cauvery Water Management Authority) order on release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.
Pointing out that 195 taluks of Karnataka have been drought hit and more than 250 farmers have ended their lives due to crop loss, Shantakumar apprised the Minister that 38 of the drought hit taluks come under Cauvery basin and even the State Capital is facing drinking water crisis.
