Top news developments in Karnataka on August 29, 2023

Top news developments in Karnataka on August 29, 2023

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. 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.

3. A Vayu Vajra Volvo bus toppled near Palace Guttahalli flyover (near BDA head office) on Monday night, causing injuries to over 10 passengers and driver.

Karnataka State Medicinal Plant Authority and Karnataka Biodiversity Board are jointly organizing a State-level stakeholder consultation workshop for formulation of medicinal plant action plan (2023-33). Javed Akthar, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Forest, Environment and Ecology, Government of Karnataka, Rajiv Ranjan, Principal Conservator of Forests and Chief of Forest Force, Dr. Tanuja Nesari, Chief Executive Officer, National Medicinal Herbs Board, participated as chief guests in the inauguration of workshop at Vikasa Soudha this morning.

Karnataka State Souharda Samyukta Sahakari Niyamita, Bengaluru, is organizing a felicitation programme for the best co-operatives of the State, outstanding co-operatives and co-operatives who have been awarded the prestigious Sahakar Ratna by the Government of Karnataka in the year 2022 will be felicitated. K.N. Rajanna, Cooperation Minister and Hassan District Incharge, will inaugurate. It will be held in Princes Golf, Gate No. 9, Palace Ground, Ballari Road, at 12.30 p.m. 

B.N.M. Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, inaugurated a two-day workshop on modeling, design and safety in electric vehicle Technology today. Dr. Enti Ranga Reddy, Honorary Secretary, The Institution of Engineers (India), Karnataka State Centre, was the chief guest. The programme was held at Seminar Hall, BNM IT premises, 27th Cross, 12th Main Road, Banashankari II Stage, at 9 a.m. 

To mark the 97th birth anniversary of former Chief Minister  Ramakrishna Hegde, Rashtriya Nava Nirmana Vedike is presenting a Hindustani classical vocal concert by Dr. K.S Vaishali and team on Chitrakala Parishat premises on Kumarakrupa Road between 5.30 p.m. and 7 p.m.