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- Farmers led by the Bharatiya Kisan Union's Chikkodi taluk unit protested near the Jackwell of the Kotbagi lift irrigation project in Hukkeri taluk, demanding permanent water flow to tail-end villages of Chikkodi taluk such as Donawad, Karagaon, Belkud, Bambalwad and Bennihalli.
- The project was launched 20 years ago, but these villages' farmlands still receive no water.
- Protesters have been staging a relay satyagraha at the Jackwell office for 10 days, and a seer warned of a road blockade if their demand is not met.
- The Hukkeri tahsildar assured that the matter of releasing water up to the tail end would be discussed with irrigation department officials.
What to watch next
- Whether irrigation department officials visit the protest site and accept the farmers' memorandum
- Outcome of discussions between the tahsildar and irrigation officials on releasing water to tail-end villages
- Possible road blockade protest if the demand for permanent water flow is not met
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Named India · Balarama Kattimani · Irrigation Department · Kotbagi Lift Irrigation Project · Bharatiya Kisan Sangha · M S Ithi · Rachappa Shivapura · Revanasidda Shivasthavi
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