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K.S. Eshwarappa will lead a protest on February 12 in Shivamogga against the Sharavati Pumped Storage Project (PSP), criticizing it as a financial scheme that endangers biodiversity in the Western Ghats.

He stated that the Rashtrabhaktara Balaga will pursue legal avenues to prevent implementation of the project, which involves extensive blasting and threatens local wildlife. Eshwarappa aims to influence the Central Government to deny project clearance and may seek court action.

Environmentalists have raised concerns about the project violating the Wildlife Act and resulting in the felling of over 16,000 trees. The protest will start at Sheenappa Shetty Circle and proceed to the Deputy Commissioner's office.