Scrap Bedti–Aghanashini project, say protesters

A protest meeting held in Bengaluru on Saturday demanding protection of Uttara Kannada’s rivers Bedti and Aghanashini demanded that the proposed river diversion projects be scrapped.

Hundreds from Uttara Kannada living in Bengaluru participated in the protest organised under the leadership of the Bedti–Aghanashini Valley Conservation Committee. The meeting resolved to demand immediate cancellation of the Detailed Project Report (DPR) process for the proposed project and protect the district’s rivers and people’s lives.