Some 2,000 farmers in Kunigal and Arkere tehsils in Tumkur district in Karnataka are awaiting compensation for their land acquired for the Hemavathy Left Bank Canal under the Hemavathy reservoir project. They claim that the government had acquired their land seven years ago. The project, under construction, is being developed by Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited. Once completed, it will provide water for drinking and irrigation to the people in Tipturu, Turvekere, Gubbi, Chikkanayakanahalli and Kunigal tehsils in the district. The project has many phases, such as the Hemavathy Right Bank Canal, Hemavathy Left Bank Canal and Hemavathy Right Bank HighLevel Canal. Ramanna S., a farmer from Kadamathikere village, said, "We agreed to give up our land only because the project would provide us water and because we were promised compensation." In the past seven years, the farmers have protested several times against the delay in receiving compensation, with the support of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha, a farmers' body, but has not got any response from the state. Veeresh Gowda from Hemavati Mattu Yagachi Mulugade Nirashritara Sangha said more than 2,000 applications have been pending with the district administration for several years. In 2019, a committee that probed into the grant for those who lost land to the Hemavati Reservoir Project unearthed many irregularities in the process. Hundreds of applicants reportedly got land by submitting fake records; signature of the land acquisition officer was forged; and in some cases, the governments directions were ignored. Following the allegation, the district administration formed a committee to probe into the report.