In connection with this, a special screening of the documentary “Cauvery: River of Life” was organized, which captured the spirit of the fabled Cauvery River and its essential function in supporting innumerable lives. The video, which was produced by wildlife specialists Saravanan Kumar and Dr. Sanjay Gubbi, shows how the Cauvery River’s dependent species survives the summer months in search of water. The animal resources of the Malemahadeshwara Hills and the Cauvery River basin are shown with great vividness.

The documentary, the result of four years of intense work, shows how the Cauvery River and surrounding animal reserves have changed over time. It provides an in-depth look at the lives of a variety of animals, including birds, frogs, deer, elephants, and wild canines, highlighting their adaptations and behaviors in a forest that has lost a lot of its greenery. The movie genuinely depicts a number of distinctive features of forests and animal life that are often unknown to fans.

Actor Dattanna, MP and royal descendant Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Odeyar, PCCF Subhash Malkade, and Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre were among the dignitaries who attended the special screening and showed their appreciation for the documentary.

The Cauvery River basin’s forested regions are home to around 30% of Karnataka’s elephant population. The documentary goes into detail about these gregarious, sensitive creatures’ way of existence. Although there is an abundance of water during the monsoon season, the forest’s lush vegetation becomes brown as water sources dry up during the summer. The film describes how elephants look for water during this difficult period, including how they dig holes along the sides of water streams to get pure water.