Mysore/Mysuru, March 2 -- Water clandestinely pumped to farm houses; officials disconnect supply, seize equipment

Amidst declining water levels at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna Taluk of Mandya District, distress calls echo across Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mandya and Ramanagara districts due to acute water scarcity.

This precarious situation notwithstanding, shockingly, it has come to light that certain influential individuals have been clandestinely drawing water from the Dam's backwaters through unauthorised pipelines to fulfil the needs of their farm houses and resorts.

A raid conducted yesterday by authorities of the Cauvery Neeravari Nigama Limited (CNNL) uncovered this illegality, resulting in the confiscation of equi...