Highlights 1 Tamil Nadu farmers protest over Cauvery water sharing issue. 2 Farmers are demanding constitution of Cauvery Management Board. Demanding the setting up of a Cauvery Management Board (CMB), farmer's organisations and political parties in Tamil Nadu staged protests on rail tracks today. In its memorandum, the DMK sought a President's directive to the Water Resources Ministry to constitute the Cauvery Management Board. pic.twitter.com/YhuSJmCkV1Watch the videoAlso read:Cauvery row: DMK leaders hold fast in Thanjavur backing Tamil Nadu farmers' causeSupreme Court to Karnataka: Release 2000 cusecs of Cauvery water from Oct 7-18Farmers in Trichy demand formation of Cauvery water management board

Source: India Today October 17, 2016 03:50 UTC