Ensure equitable distribution of water for urban and rural areas, and for wildlife: organic farmer

The State government has been urged to formulate a water policy for the Cauvery basin to harness the resource in a judicious and effective manner. The suggestion comes in the wake of unprecedented drought and failure of monsoon this year and the imperatives of bracing up for a dry summer in Mysore and surrounding regions which depend on Cauvery in the months ahead.