Karnataka Releases Extra Cauvery Water Amid Farmer Drought

Karnataka has sent more water than it was supposed to give to Tamil Nadu over the last ten years.

Farmers in the Mandya area are worried because many lakes are empty and they need water for crops and drinking.

The Supreme Court says Karnataka must release a certain amount of water each month, and a committee says it should send a lot of water every day for a few weeks.

The state’s big reservoir, KRS, is almost empty.

Farmers say the government should keep the extra water in lakes and tanks instead of sending it away, and they want a new plan that shares water based on how much rain falls and how full the reservoirs are.