Protests Intensify in Karnataka Over Kalasa-Banduri Drinking Water Project
Members of the Mahadayi Kalasa-Banduri Horata Samiti staged a significant protest outside Union Minister Pralhad Joshi’s office in Hubballi, Karnataka. The demonstrators expressed frustration over the Union government's perceived delay in granting final clearances for the Kalasa-Banduri drinking water project. Alleging "stepmotherly treatment" toward the state, several activists courted arrest to highlight the urgency of the water crisis in the region. The protest reflects growing regional tensions over inter-state river water sharing and the demand for federal approval to address chronic water shortages in North Karnataka’s urban and rural sectors.
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