<p>With the monsoon failing and farmers in distraught, MLAs Ramesh Bandisiddegowda and C S Puttaraju performed special pujas and homas seeking mercy of the rain god at KRS reservoir in Srirangapatna taluk in Mandya district on Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The legislators who had arrived at the spot with their supporters participated in the puja for more than one-and-a-half hour.<br /><br />A team of priests performed Ganapathy homa, Navagraha homa and other rituals. Melkote MLA Puttaraju participated with his wife. Taluk panchayat president Mahadevaswamy, APMC president B M Swami Gowda, ZP member B T Srinivas, Cauvery Neeravari Nigam executive engineer Vijaya Kumar participated in the puja.<br /><br />Speaking on the occasion Ramesh Bandisiddegowda said the farmers are worried with monsoon failing as sugarcane and other crops are withering. <br /><br />Sowing activities has taken a beating and the farmers are left praying for sufficient rain.<br /><br />Surprisingly, immediately after performing homa rains were experienced in and around KRS for more than half an hour raising the hopes of the farmers.<br /></p>
<p>With the monsoon failing and farmers in distraught, MLAs Ramesh Bandisiddegowda and C S Puttaraju performed special pujas and homas seeking mercy of the rain god at KRS reservoir in Srirangapatna taluk in Mandya district on Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The legislators who had arrived at the spot with their supporters participated in the puja for more than one-and-a-half hour.<br /><br />A team of priests performed Ganapathy homa, Navagraha homa and other rituals. Melkote MLA Puttaraju participated with his wife. Taluk panchayat president Mahadevaswamy, APMC president B M Swami Gowda, ZP member B T Srinivas, Cauvery Neeravari Nigam executive engineer Vijaya Kumar participated in the puja.<br /><br />Speaking on the occasion Ramesh Bandisiddegowda said the farmers are worried with monsoon failing as sugarcane and other crops are withering. <br /><br />Sowing activities has taken a beating and the farmers are left praying for sufficient rain.<br /><br />Surprisingly, immediately after performing homa rains were experienced in and around KRS for more than half an hour raising the hopes of the farmers.<br /></p>
