The Sangam-era Tamil poetic work, Pattinappaalai, describes the Cauvery as an eternal river. “ Vaan poithinam thaan poiyya malai kalaya kadarkaaveri ponal parandhu pon kolikkum ” goes a line.

Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said that the State government will constitute a team to prevent pollution of the Cauvery and encroachment on the river banks. He spoke after offering prayers ...