Cauvery agitations continue in basin districts

Mysore, Mar 16 (UNI) Agitations continue in the Cauvery basin districts of Mandya and Mysore against he final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal today, despite the Karnataka Assembly unanimously adopting a resolution urging the Centre not to notify the award till a national water policy was framed.

In Mandya, farmers and others staged a protest at Maddur by hoisting black flags over Government offices and then took out a procession. Bullock cart processions and various other forms of protests continued in Mandya, Srirangapatana and Pandavapura.

The relay hunger strike by the Cauvery Hitarakshana Samithi continued at Silver Jubilee park.

Various protests were also held in Mysore.

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