Tiruchirappalli, Sept. 1 -- Around 50 farmers led by the National South Indian Rivers Inter-Linking Farmers Association president P Ayyakannu were detained in Tiruchirappalli on Tuesday morning while they were preparing to leave for New Delhi to meet President Droupadi Murmu and submit a petition over the Cauvery water dispute.

The farmers were stopped by police before their departure and detained at a private marriage hall in Tiruchirappalli.

The farmers are protesting against the Karnataka government over its alleged refusal to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. They plan to submit a petition to the President seeking Rs.1 lakh crore in compensation to Tamil Nadu, alleging that the Karnataka government has failed to comply with the d...