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- Farmers in H. D. Kote taluk have launched a campaign demanding that water be released to the Hebbal reservoir, which has dried up so badly that even cattle have no water to drink.
- The Hebbal reservoir supplies water to about 8,000 acres of farmland and serves farmers from around nine villages, including Belaganahalli, Madapura and Kollegal.
- Groundwater levels have collapsed in many nearby villages such as Shantipura, Budanur and Haropura, and borewells there are yielding no water.
- Farmers blame the shortage on deficient rainfall and drought, along with what they call the neglect of elected representatives and the irresponsibility of officials.
- The report notes that water released from the Kabini reservoir to Tamil Nadu has reduced storage in the Taraka reservoir, leaving a costly lift irrigation scheme ineffective and the Hebbal reservoir empty, so the campaign's outcome matters for thousands of acres of crops and livestock.
What to watch next
- Whether the government responds to the demand to release water to the Hebbal reservoir
- Any action on the lift irrigation scheme meant to carry water from the Kabini reservoir to the Taraka reservoir
- Whether groundwater conditions in the affected villages improve or worsen
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