Protests intensified in Karnataka’s Cauvery basin, especially Mandya, over the release of water from KRS dam to Tamil Nadu. Farmers questioned the decision amid concerns over water availability, while political leaders demanded a halt to the release
Heavy rain has filled Karnataka's reservoirs and triggered floods, landslides and evacuations across the Cauvery basin, while North Karnataka faces a severe rainfall deficit, crop losses and drinking water shortages, exposing the state's sharp monsoon divide
A political controversy has erupted in Karnataka after Minister HC Mahadevappa claimed that Tipu Sultan laid the foundation for the KRS Dam. The statement drew immediate backlash from MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar and historians, who refuted the claim, calling it an attempt to distort history for political gain.
