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Protest against Hogenakkal project

CHAMARAJANAGAR: Members of the Kannada Kala Rakshana Vedike, in association with other Kannada organisations, staged an agitation by beating a drum in front of the district office complex here on Friday to urge the Union Government to stop the drinking water project being taken up the Tamil Nadu Government at Hogenakkal.

The protesters raised slogans against the Union Government and the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M. Karunanidhi. They urged the Union Government to restart the joint survey of the disputed island. Members of various Kannada organisations have been staging agitations here for the last three days.

They have decided to continue their till the Union Government takes steps to solve the Hogenakkal issue.

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