700 farmers to seek euthanasia from President over Mahadayi water dispute
Mahadayi Water
The farmers will move from Karnataka's Hubballi to Delhi on April 25 and will hold a three-day protest in Delhi. They will also seek euthanasia from the President
Ahead of the assembly elections in Karnataka, over 700 farmers from the state have decided to stage a protest in the national capital over the Mahadayi Water Dispute.
The farmers willmove from Karnataka's Hubballi toDelhi on April 25 and will hold a three-day protest in Delhi.
They will also seek euthanasia from the President.
The farmers have also decided to boycott the upcomingassembly polls in the state claiming that "every politician takes benefit of the issue but does nothing on it".
Mahadayi river which emerges in the Western Ghats from the Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka's Belagavi district is a bone of contention between Karnataka and Goa.
Over two-thirds of the river's stretch flows in Goa before finally joining the Arabian sea in Panaji.
The dispute regarding the river emerged between the two states during the 80s and gradually grew over time.
Goa is against Karnataka's construction of dams and canals to divert the river's water into the Karnataka's Malaprabha basin.