Farmers in delta districts to hold protest 20 Sept

In a move to exert pressure on the Karnataka government to release their share of water, farmers organisations and farmers of eight districts of Tamil Nadu will stage a protest on September 20. The protest will be conducted in Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Cuddalore, Tiruchi, Ariyalur and Pudukottai — the Cauvery delta districts of the state. Even after the directives of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) and Supreme Court, the political parties of Karnataka were protesting against releasing water to Tamil Nadu, farmers allege @@@@@