Prakash Raj backs anti-Baldota, anti-pollution protest in Koppal

Actor and social activist Prakash Raj on Thursday extended his support to the ongoing protest against the Baldota Group and industrial pollution in Koppal, saying he would return to the district on October 31 when the agitation completes one year.

Mr. Raj visited the protest venue on the City Municipal Council premises and addressed the protesters on the 329th day of their indefinite dharna.

The agitation is being organised with demands including removal of the polluting industries like Baldota plant, control of industrial pollution, prevention of industrial effluents and use of water from the Tungabhadra and reservation of water for irrigation in the command area. The protesters have also sought the removal of alleged encroachment of Basapura lake.