India: River of Conflict: Why the CWRC's 3,500-Cusec Cauvery Water Order Has Ignited Mass Protests in Karnataka

Jul 29, 2026
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Thousands of furious farmers have aggressively blockaded major arterial highways across Karnataka's agricultural heartland, setting barricades ablaze and paralyzing transit routes in absolute defiance of a sweeping federal directive to release critical reservoir reserves to neighboring Tamil Nadu. The fierce mobilization in districts like Mysuru and Mandya signals a dangerous escalation in one of the world's most intractable interstate water disputes.