The Chief Minister said it would be "difficult" for a Constitution-bound state to defy the Supreme Court order or to refuse release of water. “Despite severe distress and hardship, we will release water to Tamil Nadu as directed by the Supreme Court. The border was beefed up with Tamil Nadu police as protests started brewing in Karnataka on Monday in the immediate aftermath of the Supreme Court order. Tamil Nadu police did not allow T.N.-registered vehicles across the Jujuvadi checkpost, to avert untoward incidents. In Karnataka, the protests led to traffic blocks, cancellation of bus services to Tamil Nadu and Kerala and halting of shows of Tamil movies.

Source: The Hindu September 06, 2016 16:41 UTC