Mysuru: For farmers of Manyda, the long wait for water could end soon with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah assuring them that water would be released from the KRS dam thrice over the next fortnight to help them commence cultivation of crops.
He told the media near his residence in Sharadadevinagar in view of sufficient rainfall, the government has decided to provide water to farmers for irrigation.
The authorities concerned have been told to release water thrice over 15 days in Mandya district, he said adding "farmers can grow whatever they can grow with it (water)."
Asked whether farmers would encounter problems such as shortage of seeds or other agricultural inputs, he said "In our government there is no shortage of anything. During Mr B S Yeddyurappa's rule, there was police firing because of shortage of fertilizers."
On visiting his classmate Rajalakshmi's residence on Sunday evening, he said, "She was my classmate from class 5 to class 7. She kept inviting me to her house after I became the CM, so I visited her house."
The region has been experiencing heavy rainfal in recent weeks with most dams including KRS steadily filing up. In fact the water level in KRS has crossed 100 feet.
