Pandavapura: With the Mandya District Administration going ahead with the preparations for trial blast at Bebi Betta, several farmer organisations staged protests for and against the blast near KRS Dam in Srirangapatna taluk 1on Wednesday.
Farmers under the banner of KRRS led by Badagalapura Nagendra staged a protest against the blast by blocking the road that runs at the front gate of the dam, while another group of farmers led by Ingalakuppe Krishnegowda staged a demonstration in front of the Irrigation Department office, demanding submission of the trial blast report to the High Court.
