Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will offer bagina to River Cauvery at Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) dam in Srirangapatna taluk in Mandya district on July 29 (Monday).
As the KRS dam is filled to its maximum capacity, it is customary for the chief minister to offer a bagina to the river, the lifeline of this region.
The CM will take part in the programme scheduled to be held at 11 am on Monday.
He will take part in the puja of Goddess Cauvery and the bagina ritual. Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, District In-charge Minister N Chaluvarayaswamy, Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy, Ministers H C Mahadevappa, K Venkatesh and N S Bosaraju will attend. MLA Ramesh Bandisiddegowda will preside over the programme. MPs Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar and Sunil Bose, MLC Madhu G Madegowda and MLA G T Devegowda will take part.
Cauvery Neeravari Nigam officials will also be present on the occasion.