Farmers seek early implementation of Mahadayi, Kalasa Banduri Nala project
Farmers in Hubballi held a protest demanding the implementation of the Mahadayi and Kalasa Banduri Nala irrigation projects. They are calling for a meeting with local officials to address water supply concerns for both the city and the agricultural sector.
Why it matters
Water rights and irrigation projects are critical issues for agricultural sustainability and urban development in India.
Demanding early implementation of the Mahadayi, Kalasa Banduri Nala project and resolution of the drinking water and irrigation issues facing the region, farmers took out a protest march and staged a demonstration in Hubballi on Monday.
Led by farmers’ leader and State president of Raita Sena Karnataka Veeresh Sobaradmath Swami, the farmers first took out a protest march and then staged a demonstration in front of the municipal commissioner’s office in Hubballi and subsequently submitted a memorandum.
Addressing the protesters, Sobaradmath Swami demanded a meeting involving the elected representatives of the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation and officials to discuss the city’s drinking water requirements and the concerns of farmers dependent on the Malaprabha reservoir.
A meeting should be convened within 10 days to discuss the issue and that a clear course of action be decided on the implementation of the Mahadayi project, he demanded.
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