A dry spell along the Cauvery
The article highlights the plight of a farmer in Karnataka facing potential crop loss due to a dry spell affecting water supply from the Cauvery river via the Visvesvaraya irrigation canal system, fed by the Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS) reservoir.
The article highlights the plight of a farmer in Karnataka facing potential crop loss due to a dry spell affecting water supply from the Cauvery river via the Visvesvaraya irrigation canal system, fed by the Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS) reservoir.
Exam linkage
GS Paper 1 (Geography - Indian Hydrography, Physical Geography) and GS Paper 3 (Agriculture - Irrigation, Water Resource Management, Agricultural Policies).
Syllabus mapping
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