Farmer unions and pro-Kannada organisations have called for a Karnataka Bandh today after the Cauvery Regulatory Committee (CWRC) ordered to release of 3,000 cusecs of water at Biligundlu to Tamil Nadu starting from September 28 till October 15, 2023. In the earlier spell, it was 5,000 cusecs.
He demanded that the Mekedatu project should be given quick consideration. Chandru said that the public voluntarily took part in the strike and termed the authority's judgment "unscientific".
The meeting of Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) upheld the decision of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC), and directed Karnataka to release 3,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu every day, until October 15.
Amid the row over sharing of the river water between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Sadhguru said, Mother Cauvery does not know which state we belong to, but she is suffering with depletion and drying up during the summer months
As Karnataka bandh has been declared by various organizations, a holiday has been declared for all schools and colleges in Bengaluru city in the interest of students, said KA Dayananda, Bengaluru City District Deputy Commissioner
While the appeal was pending, the HC appointed the principal district judge of Chitradurga as the interim administrator, who took charge on July 4. In between, the state government had withdrawn its December 13, 2022 appointment of IAS officer Vastrad as administrator.
