1. On August 28, Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) decided to recommend to the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) that Karnataka release 5,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for the next 15 days. The CWMA would meet today to take a call on the recommendation. Karnataka has been saying it is not able to release water given the dry spell prevailing in the State and plummeting water levels across reservoirs.
2. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announces in Mysuru that music director Hamsalekha will inaugurate the Dasara festivities this year.
3. Stage is set for rollout of Gruha Lakshmi scheme in Mysuru tomorrow. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge will be part of the programme tomorrow. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar will review preparations in Mysuru. Both CM and DM visited Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi hills today.
