Farmers rally for Kalasa Banduri Nala project
Dharwad: The Kalasa-Banduri Nala project aims at diverting Mahadayi water to Malaprabha River through Kalasa and Banduri Nala, to cater to the drinking water needs of Hubballi-Dharwad and other places in Malaprabha Command Area.
Karnataka and Goa have been at loggerheads and stuck in legal entanglement regarding the project.
Farmers in the region have been agitating for the speedy implementation of the project, for the last two decades but the states and the Centre have failed to take the issue to a logical end. In a recent development environmentalists from Goa and Karnataka jointly opposed the project and took out a rally at Belagavi, which has angered the farmers.
Hundreds of farmers affiliated to various organisations, on Tuesday, took out a rally to protest the delay in implementing the project. They came in a procession from Kadapa Maidan protested in front of the DC's office. In a memorandum addressed to chief minister Siddaramaiah, the farmers urged him to expedite the project and work seriously towards getting rid of legal hurdles.
They have threatened to intensify the agitation if the govt fails to take the issue to a logical end.
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