Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 11 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday stated that the next course of action will be taken after carefully assessing the water situation in the state. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, the long-standing Cauvery water dispute flared up as farmers in Karnataka's Mandya district staged protests on roads, strongly condemning the recent recommendations made by the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC). Demanding immediate intervention, the farming community called on the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) to keep the recommendation in abeyance. Issuing a direct appeal to the state leadership, the protesters urged Chief Minister DK Shivakumar to stand firm. The Cauvery water dispute is a long-running inter-state river water-sharing conflict with Karnataka and Tamil Nadu being the principal parties.