K'taka Transport Minister gheraoed

Mandya, Karnataka, Jan 4 (UNI) Karnataka Transport Minister N Cheluvarayaswamy was today gheraoed here by the villagers of Hasagavi, demanding not to start a bio-gas compost manure production plant near S M Sugars as it would pollute the environment.

The agitators surrounded the Minister as he emerged out of the Deputy Commissioner's office after attending a meeting.

The Minister asured them that the villagers' feedback would be taken into consideration, before taking any decision.

Earlier, after attending a meeting of river water distribution committee, Mr Cheluvarayaswamy announced that water from the Krishna Raja Sagar dam on the outskirts of Mysore would be released to channels of Cauvery irrigated area on January ten for cultivation.

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