Parliamentarian sumalatha Ambarish said that she met the Water Power minister Gajendra Singh Shikawat in delhi today and discussed the background of Cauvery water and drought situation. Farmers in karnataka are reeling due to drought. Meanwhile, water is constantly being released to tamil Nadu from Cauvery, which is the lifeline of Mandya farmers. When the situation of the farmers in Mandya region is worrying, the Cauvery Water Management Authority has told them to release 5 thousand cusecs of water for another 15 days, which is really a shocking development. Not only the fields of the farmers, but also the drinking water will be affected in the near future. I have explained all these facts in delhi today in meeting Hon'ble Shri Gajendra Singh Shikawat, minister of Water Power. He has promised to form a joint committee of the respective states and conduct a survey within the next week and solve the problem of drinking water by standing on behalf of our farmers. He expressed confidence that the promise will be fulfilled as soon as possible.
Let the State government also personally meet the Hon'ble Union minister and the Chairman of the concerned authority and convince them of the dire situation. They have demanded to stop draining water to tamil Nadu. He suggested that we should all forget our partisanship and stand for our farmers.
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