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Karnataka bandh draws low response in Bengaluru
Times of India··13 Aug
Bengaluru saw a low response on August 13 to a statewide bandh called over Cauvery water sharing. Schools, shops, malls, Metro, KSRTC, private buses, cabs and autos ran normally in the morning. Ramanagara had a partial shutdown of some shops and eateries; Tumakuru stayed largely open. Police detained Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj from his Sanjaynagar home.
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What It Means For You
- Bengaluru commuters can treat Thursday as a normal working day for Metro, BMTC, KSRTC, cabs, autos, schools and most shops, based on morning reports.
- Parents can note school associations withdrew a closure call; teaching staff in some schools may wear black ribbons as a symbolic protest.
- Residents of Ramanagara may find some hotels and small shops shut even if the capital is open; Tumakuru was reported as largely normal.
What's Happening
- A 12-hour statewide bandh from 6 am to 6 pm was called by pro-Kannada groups led by Vatal Nagaraj over a CWMA order to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.
- Bengaluru morning reports showed schools, colleges, shops, malls and public transport functioning; Ramanagara saw some commercial closures.
- Police entered Nagaraj's Dollars Colony residence in Sanjaynagar and took him away after he protested the detention.
What the Cauvery Order on the Table Is
- The Supreme Court's 2018 allocation set Tamil Nadu's share at 404.25 tmcft and Karnataka's at 284.75 tmcft, with a Cauvery Water Management Authority to implement seasonal releases.
- This bandh targeted a CWMA direction to release 3500 cusecs daily for 15 days, a short operational order rather than a rewrite of the 2018 award.
- KRV's Narayana Gowda faction opposed the shutdown from the start, which split the usual pro-Kannada coalition that has enforced earlier Cauvery bandhs more tightly.
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