Complying with the Supreme Court direction, Karnataka government on Tuesday decided to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu despite "severe hardships", as protests in the wake of the court order intensified with the highway between Bengaluru and Mysuru blocked by farmers. The court order triggered an immediate backlash with the farmers' body, spearheading the stir, calling for a bandh today in Mandya district. Protests are also being held by farmers in Mysuru and Hassan districts, fed by the Cauvery, demanding that Karnataka should not release water. However, some Karnataka State Transport Corporation buses were operated from Tamil Nadu. DMK President M Karunanidhi said the court order directing 15,000 cusecs for ten days "is certainly not enough for samba crops."

Source: dna September 06, 2016 17:35 UTC