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Stirs, including rail blockades, by political parties and other outfits for setting up of the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) continued today in several parts of Tamil Nadu.
Protesters are demanding the CMB be set up at the earliest to implement the Supreme Court’s February 16 verdict on water allocation among the riparian states.
The apex court though had reduced Tamil Nadu’s share of Cauvery water, it had allowed it to extract 10 tmcft groundwater from the river basin to tackle its pressing need for the drinking water.
In Thanjavur, members of the Cauvery Rights Retrieval Association (CRRA) blocked rail traffic, affecting services for some time. Two express trains were stopped by the protesters.
In a different incident, an agitation was staged near the post office by another outfit.
Cadres of an ultra Left outfit at Tircuhirapalli held a rally over the Cauvery and defaced the Tamil name board of the Hindi Prachar Sabha.
In Chidambaram, Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi, which is also opposed holding IPL matches, held a “rail-roko” demonstration.
The CRRA in Mannargudi held a protest and in Nagapattinam, volunteers of actor Vijay’s fan club staged a protest at the seashore.
In Dharmapuri, Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam leader TTV Dhinakaran held a protest demonstration.
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