“If the rains continue to shower like this, it would be difficult to construct the stage for CM’s programme,” said assistant engineer of Harangi rehabilitation project, R K Rajegowda. “Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is visiting on May 31 to take part in the programme to fill the lakes on the banks of river Cauvery. The preparations for the programme is being scheduled in a farm near the river. As it is raining heavily, it has become extremely difficult to construct the stage in the farm. The programme is nearing, but the work is not progressing,” he added. The stage is planned to be set up in the farm of Swaminayaka, Narayana, Mallesha Nayaka and Lakshmi on the banks of the river. These farmers have already grown various grains, but the officials have uprooted the crops with machines. When the farmers have contacted R K Rajegowda asking for compensation, he said he would solve it within 2 days. But even after 7 days, no compensation has been given, the farmers said. Rajegowda clarified that the compensation would be given by the government after analysing the crop loss. Source - http://citytoday.news