Siddaganga Mutt halts admissions due to water scarcity

Tumkuru: The Siddaganga Mutt in Tumakuru has halted admission to its residential school owing to water scarcity.

Speaking on the issue the administrator of the Mutt S Vishwanathaiah said that they have received more than 8,000 applications seeking admission. The issue of admission applications has been stopped 15 days earlier compared to last year.

This is the first time in the history of the mutt that the admissions have stopped admission due to the water problem, he added.

The Mutt authorities have also pasted notices on the Mutt premises intimating that the admissions for Class 1 to Class 7 and for Classes 9 and 10 for the year 2019-20 have been closed.

It is gathered that a total of 9,000 students study in the residential school run by the Mutt. All these children are provided free food, in addition to a large number of devotees who visit the Mutt every day.