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Cauvery protests dampen Mysore Dussehra festivities

Bangalore, Oct 13: Politics has cast its ugly shadow over culture and tradition. The raging Cauvery row between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu is casting a shadow on the famous Mysore Dussehra festivities that have been

IANS Published : Oct 13, 2012 17:00 IST, Updated : Oct 13, 2012 17:12 IST




But traders and hoteliers in Mysore are worried that the Cauvery row is forcing large number of people to stay away from visiting the city.

Mysore Travel Agents Association B.S.Prashanth and Mysore Hotel Owners' Association president M. Rajendra have been telling the media that if there was no end to the Cauvery row the tourist flow and business would be hit.

The row, over releasing Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu, however, lingers with Cauvery River Authority headed by prime minister rejecting Karnataka's appeal to allow it stop water release and the Supreme Court set to hear a petition by the two states Oct 19.

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