Mandya: Farmers of Mandya and surrounding places are teaming up for another mass agitation — to save Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Reservoir, their lifeline. They are up in arms against the proposed Disneyland mega project, giant statue of Mother Cauvery and also the rampant mining in and around the Dam.
Under the banner “Save Cauvery” and “Save KRS”, the farmers led by farmer leader and former MP G. Madegowda are all set to launch a mass agitation similar to Cauvery protests in the early 90s. At a meeting held at Gandhi Bhavan in Mandya yesterday, farmers and Madegowda expressed their anguish over the State Government’s plan to spend over Rs. 2,000 crore to build a Disneyland-like Amusement Park in over 400 acres of land at the Northern side of the KRS Dam.
