Protest intensifies against large-scale water extraction from Tejaswini river in Keralam’s Kasaragod

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Protests are growing against a proposed project to extract water from the Tejaswini River in Kasaragod. The Kerala Water Authority plan would supply water to panchayats in both Kasaragod and Kannur districts.

The proposed Trikkaripur adjoining panchayat drinking water project of the Kerala Water Authority envisages drawing water from the Tejaswini and supplying it to Kariverllur-Peralam and Kankol-Alapadamba panchayats in Kannur and five panchayats in Kasaragod