Srirangapatna: A significant amount of sewage mixed with industrial effluents from Mysuru city is flowing into the Cauvery River at Srirangapatna, turning the river toxic. This situation has raised health concerns among the people who rely on Cauvery water.
At Belagola, near the Infosys campus on Mysuru-Mandya border, a canal carries industrial effluents into the river. This connects to the Virija Canal, which branches into smaller canals that distribute the polluted water to villages and hundreds of acres of agricultural fields.
