The Supreme Court on Monday directed Karnataka to release 15,000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day over the next 10 days to Tamil Nadu to help distressed farmers. Photo: AFPBengaluru/Chennai: Traffic on major highways, especially towards the Cauvery basin area, came to a halt on Tuesday as protesters blocked roads against Monday’s Supreme Court direction to Karnataka to release Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu. The Mysore-Bengaluru highway and Hosur road have been blocked to stop bus movement to and from Tamil Nadu. All Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses have stopped operations, Mandya police told Mint on Tuesday. According to the Tamil Nadu transport department officials, Tamil Nadu buses will run from Chennai and other parts of the state.

Source: Mint September 06, 2016 06:44 UTC