Bengaluru bandh over Cauvery issue: Tamil Nadu buses stopped at border as preventive measure
Tamil Nadu Water Resources Minister S Duraimurgan said the Supreme Court decision directing Karnataka to release 5,000 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu till September 27 should be considered final.
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Sources noted that at Attibele in Karnataka near Hosur, several protestors gathered and raised slogans against the Karnataka government’s decision to provide water to Tamil Nadu. (File Image)
Amid a bandh in Bengaluru Tuesday by an umbrella of various organisations in protest against the Karnataka government’s decision to release Cauvery Water to Tamil Nadu, police personnel have been deployed in large numbers on the Hosur-Bengaluru road to prevent any untoward incidents.
As per sources, several government buses ferrying passengers from Tamil Nadu were stopped a few metres away from the border checkpost and the passengers were advised to shift to local Karnataka buses to enter Bengaluru as a precautionary measure. The police have also advised private vehicles bearing Tamil Nadu registration not to enter the heart of the city during the bandh period.
Sources noted that at Attibele in Karnataka near Hosur, several protestors gathered and raised slogans against the Karnataka government’s decision to provide water to Tamil Nadu.
On Monday, State Lorry Owners Federation of Tamil Nadu (SLOFT) president C Dhanraj urged the drivers of the trucks heading to Karnataka and other northern states to safely park their vehicles in border areas and commute their journey post bandh.
Tamil Nadu Minister for Water Resources S Duraimurugan said he does not want to comment on the decision to call for a bandh by some organisations in Karnataka. However, he noted that the Supreme Court’s decision will have a final say.
The Supreme Court on September 21 upheld an order of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) directing Karnataka to release 5,000 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu till September 27.
“I do not want to comment on other state’s decisions (to allow bandh), but the Supreme Court’s decision should be taken as the final. If each and every one begins to stage a protest or organise a rally against the top court’s decision, then those with a political clarity should realise what will happen to the special authority, power bestowed upon the Supreme Court and also the latter should also decide how it should control the protestors on the streets if there is resistance against its decision,” Duraimurugan told reporters in Chennai on Tuesday.
“Tomorrow (Wednesday), the 15-day period gets completed. Despite the protests happening in their state, the Karnataka government had been providing us the water due for us. Initially, they had been providing 2,000-3,000 cusecs of water and as far as the status today (Tuesday) morning, we have been receiving 7,000 cusecs of water. As per the orders of the CWMA and the Supreme Court, we are still due for 11,000 cusecs of water from Karnataka,” Duraimurugan said, adding that they will demand their share of 12,500 cusecs of water in Tuesday’s The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) meeting.
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