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Belagavi: Residents of Kangrali (KH) located on the banks of the Markandeya river have upped the the ante against Belagavi City Corporation BCC ) for releasing sewage water into the river through nalas.Sewage water generated in areas like Kumaraswamy Layout, Shahu Nagar, Azam Nagar, Nehru Nagar and surrounding places is released to Markandeya river through two nalas and this is contaminating the water. Now, we don’t have any other option but to fight,” Saraswati Patil said.Patil added that not just sewage water but garbage generated at the APMC yard is also being dumped in the river. “We have brought the issue to the notice of the DC, ZP CEO and BCC authorities by giving memorandums but in vain. VL Chandrappa, executive engineer, KUW&SB said there is a need to set up establishing sewage treatment plant to resolve the problem which is the BCC’s job. Sometimes, carcasses of animals are also thrown in the river..