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Yet another padayatra

Staff Correspondent

MYSORE: Farmers will begin a padayatra from Krishnaraja Sagar dam near here to Raj Bhavan in Bangalore on Friday to protest against the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal's final award.

Organised under the auspices of Srirangapatna Taluk Cauvery Hitarakshana Samithi, the padayatra will reach Raj Bhavan in Bangalore on February 20.

Farmers will submit a memorandum "written in blood" to Governor T.N. Chaturvedi.

Addressing a press conference here, farmers' leader Ambarish Gowda said former Deputy Chief Minister Siddaramaiah would flag off the padayatra. Former MP and Mandya district Cauvery Hitarakshana Samithi President G. Made Gowda would attend it.

The padayatra will begin after offering puja to the statue of Cauvery at the dam. Honorary president of Srirangapatna Taluk Cauvery Hitarakshana Samithi K.S. Nanjunde Gowda and Srirangapatna MLA Vijaylakshmi Bandisidde Gowda will be present, Mr. Ambarish Gowda said.

He said the padayatris would halt for the night at Srirangapatna, before starting again on Saturday for Mandya. They will reach Chennapatna in the evening on Sunday, and Bangalore in the evening on Tuesday.

The memorandum will be presented to the Governor at Raj Bhavan on Wednesday, Mr. Ambarish Gowda said.

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