Mandya: The week-long trial blast scheduled to be conducted from today by a team of scientists from the Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CSIR-CIMFR), Jharkhand, to study the impact of stone quarrying in the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam area has met with stiff opposition by farmers who have launched a ‘Go Back’ campaign.
Hundreds of farmers and members of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) assembled at the main gate of the KRS Dam this morning to register their protest against the trial blast. They were demanding immediate withdrawal of the team and vowed not to allow any mining activities around 20 kilometres from the Dam. Shouting slogans, they have alleged that the blasting was an eye-wash to restart mining.
