Farmers block national highway demanding withdrawal of Warabandhi system

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Hundreds of farmers led by former Minister Narasimha Naik (Raju Gowda) blocked NH-150A near Devapur Cross in Shorapur. They demanded the withdrawal of the Warabandhi rotational water-supply system and continued releases from Basavasagar Reservoir into canals through November.

Several hundreds of farmers, led by former Minister Narasimha Naik (Raju Gowda), staged a protest at Devapur Cross in Shorapur taluk on Saturday and blocked the Bidar-Srirangapatna National Highway (NH-150A) for hours, demanding the withdrawal of the Warabandhi (rotational water supply) system and the release of water from the Basavasagar Reservoir into canals until the end of November