The record
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- Former minister B.C.
- Patil has announced a sit-in protest at the Executive Engineer's office in Ranebennur on August 6 at 10:30 am, citing the failure of lift irrigation projects in the taluk, including Sarvajna, Madlur, Guddada Madapur, Durgadevi and Asundi schemes.
- He said the Tunga and Varada rivers are already full and officials should immediately fill all the tanks mentioned.
- He appealed to farmers at upstream tanks to allow water to reach villages at the last tanks.
- Leaders of the farmers' morcha, youth morcha, SC/ST morcha and women's morcha from both taluks are expected to take part.
What to watch next
- Whether the August 6 protest at the Ranebennur Executive Engineer's office goes ahead as announced
- Whether officials act to fill the listed tanks from the full Tunga and Varada rivers
- The turnout and participation of the various morchas and farmers in the protest
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Named India · Asundi Lift Irrigation Project · Durgadevi Lift Irrigation Project · Guddada Madapura Lift Irrigation Project · Hirekeruru · Madlur Lift Irrigation Project · Ranebennur · Sarvajna Lift Irrigation Project · Tunga River · Varada River · B.C. Patil · Farmer Morcha · SC Morcha
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