Karnataka to file review petition challenging Cauvery Authority order

The Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said a review petition will be filed before the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) and the Supreme Court on September 30, stating that "we do not have water and therefore cannot release water". Earlier in the day, the CWMA endorsed the direction of its assisting body, Cauvery Water Regulation Committe (CRWC) asking Karnataka to release 3,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu. The CM spoke to reporters at his Home-Office 'Krishna' after a meeting with retired Supreme Court judges and former Advocate Generals of the state.

Hundreds of protestors were detained during Friday's Karnataka bandh called by pro-Kannada organisations and farmers' outfits to protest against the release of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu. The Bengaluru Police detained over 700 agitators who tried to block roads during the day-long shutdown. Addressing a press conference in the evening, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda said the bandh passed off peacefully in the city, where there were no reports of stone pelting, forceful closure of shops, and stopping of vehicles plying on roads.

The Karnataka bandh called by 'Kannada Okkoota' to oppose the release of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu disrupted normal life in Bengaluru and other southern parts of the State on Friday. Authorities had clamped prohibitory orders under section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code in Bengaluru Urban, Mandya, Mysuru, Chamarajanagara, Ramanagara and Hassan districts, and declared holiday for schools and colleges there. 'Kannada Okkoota' is an umbrella organsation of Kannada and farmers' outfits. A Bengaluru bandh was observed over the same reason on Tuesday.

Spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev on Friday called for strengthening and enhancing Cauvery river rather than fighting over depleted waters. Amid the row over the sharing of the river water between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, he said, “Mother Cauvery does not know which state we belong to, but she is suffering with depletion and drying up during the summer months." "Bringing large scale tree based agriculture and vegetating the 83,000 sq kms of Cauvery basin is the only way Cauvery will flow 12 months of the year in abundance," Sadhguru said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter, tagging Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in his post.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday said there was no need for a bandh over Cauvery row as his government is protecting the interests of the State. A Karnataka bandh, called by various pro-Kannada organisations along with farmers' outfits, was observed today to protest the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. "There was no need for bandh, which some organisations have called," Shivakumar told reporters here.

"The Cauvery water issue is being politicised. Cauvery water is the lifeline for this area... I am from this district (Mandya) and we will always extend support to this cause," said Kannada Director and actor Prem.

Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar said, "Karnataka bandh is totally peaceful...All the people are cooperating. We have given full protection to everyone. We requested the institutions not to call for a bandh since there is no consent from the Supreme Court or High Court. So, Bengaluru and Karnataka are safe...In the afternoon there is a meeting, I have sent our team there. We will discuss various issues."

Karnataka bandh: As many as 44 flights were cancelled due to the bandh. A total of 22 flights were supposed to depart from Bengaluru and 22 were to arrive at the Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru, The flights i of airlines AirAsia India, IndiGo, Akasa Air, and SpiceJet were cancelled by the passenger carriers.

Here is the list of flights that were supposed to depart from Bengaluru:

• I51782 AirAsia India: From Bengaluru to Bhubaneswar
• IX1228 Air India Express: From Bengaluru to Jaipur
• QP1377 Akasa Air: From Bengaluru to Guwahati
• 6E6162 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Mangaluru
• QP1138 Akasa Air: From Bengaluru to Mumbai
• 6E7449 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Vijayawada
• 6E6012 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Chennai
• 6E7363 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Kannur
• 6E7226 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Belgaum
• 6E411 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Bhubaneswar
• 6E838 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Jaipur
• 6E7165 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Tiruchirappalli
• I51563 AirAsia India: From Bengaluru to Visakhapatnam
• IX2903 Air India Express: From Bengaluru to Mumbai
• 6E6753 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Nagpur
• 6E7181 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Thoothukudi
• QP1104 Akasa Air: From Bengaluru to Mumbai
• 6E6366 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Visakhapatnam
• 6E6595 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Ahmedabad
• 6E5293 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Mumbai
• 6E6189 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Chennai
• 6E133 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Port Blair
• 6E6137 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Kanpur
• 6E7203 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Madurai
• IX1941 Air India Express: From Bengaluru to Jaipur
• 6E6858 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Mangaluru
• SG456 SpiceJet: From Bengaluru to Mumbai
• 6E7227 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Hubballi
• 6E109 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Mangaluru
• I51533 AirAsia India: From Bengaluru to Kolkata

List of flights that supposed to arrive in Bengaluru

• QP1625 Akasa Air: From Lucknow to Bengaluru
• 6E6605 IndiGo: From Chennai to Bengaluru
• 6E6012 IndiGo: From Kanpur to Bengaluru
• 6E422 IndiGo: From Visakhapatnam to Bengaluru
• 6E5294 IndiGo: From Mumbai to Bengaluru
• 6E7182 IndiGo: From Thoothukudi to Bengaluru
• 6E152 IndiGo: From Port Blair to Bengaluru
• 6E758 IndiGo: From Ahmedabad to Bengaluru
• 6E388 IndiGo: From Mangaluru to Bengaluru
• 6E6754 IndiGo: From Nagpur to Bengaluru
• 6E141 IndiGo: From Chennai to Bengaluru
• QP1139 Akasa Air: From Mumbai to Bengaluru
• 6E7364 IndiGo: From Kannur to Bengaluru
• 6E7451 IndiGo: From Vijayawada to Bengaluru
• 6E7239 IndiGo: From Belgaum to Bengaluru
• S5172 Star Air: From Hyderabad to Bengaluru
• SG457 SpiceJet: From Mumbai to Bengaluru
• IX1229 Air India Express: From Jaipur to Bengaluru
• 6E611 IndiGo: From Bhubaneswar to Bengaluru
• 6E7166 IndiGo: From Tiruchirappalli to Bengaluru
• IX1613 Air India Express: From Jaipur to Bengaluru
• 6E7223 IndiGo: From Madurai to Bengaluru
• IX6001 Air India Express: From Delhi to Bengaluru
• I51536 AirAsia India: From Kolkata to Bengaluru
• 6E5347 IndiGo: From Mangaluru to Bengaluru
• 6E7233 IndiGo: From Hubballi to Bengaluru
• 6E255 IndiGo: From Mangaluru to Bengaluru
• I51784 AirAsia India: From Bhubaneswar to Bengaluru

(Input: Bengaluru official website)

Karnataka: Film fraternity extends support to pro-Kannada organisations, protesting over the Cauvery Water Issue.

"We have come over here to protest against the Cauvery water issue. This is very old issue and we should solve this problem at the earliest. All the parties of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka should sit and sort out this matter," says a member of a pro-Kannada organisation on Cauvery River water issue.

Passengers had a harrowing time as they missed their flights, buses and trains due to the day-long shutdown. Many passengers were distraught following the cancellation of flights and bus services. The worst-hit KSRTC divisions in terms of operations were Mysuru and Chamarajanagar.

Against the scheduled departure of 447 buses, only seven plied in Mysuru while in Chamarajanagar, eight out of 247 bus services operated. Mandya, Chikkamagaluru and Bengaluru witnessed 37.25 per cent, 51.49 per cent and 57.39 per cent operations, respectively, against the scheduled departures.

Bus stands and railway stations in southern Karnataka and the airport in Bengaluru wore a deserted look.

Bengaluru: Pro-Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj has been detained by the Town Hall Police during the Karnataka Bandh protest.

BJP MP Tejasvi Surya said, "The state government is releasing Cauvery River water to Tamil Nadu. If Cauvery River water is going to Tamil Nadu like this, the people of Bengaluru will not have drinking water. The Karnataka government has failed to present its case before CWMA (Cauvery Water Management Authority)."

Former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Friday demanded that the state government release the activists detained during the bandh to protest the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.

Members of farmers' association in Karnataka's Mandya hold 'Rail Roko' protest over the Cauvery water sharing issue.

Bengaluru airport issued advisory amid Bandh call.

Authorities have clamped prohibitory orders under Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code in Bengaluru Urban, Mandya, Mysuru, Chamarajanagara, Ramanagara and Hassan districts, and declared a holiday for schools and colleges there.

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM and Irrigation minister DK Shivakumar will hold a meeting on the Cauvery water-sharing issue at 1500 hours today.

Karnataka: Members of pro-Kannada organisation stage protest in a unique way over the Cauvery water issue, in Bengaluru.

As many as 44 flights have been cancelled due lack of passengers. Flights from various states were cancelled. Flights arriving and departing Bangalore are cancelled. Kempegowda International Airport had a deserted look and people postponed their travel. 

(Report: T Raghavan)

Karnataka Bandh: Pro-Kannada organisation Karnataka Jana Jagruthi Vedike protests near Attibele in Bengaluru district over Cauvery water dispute.

Mallikarjun Baladandi, Additional SP of Bengaluru Rural district said, "We have made proper arrangements as a bandh has been called by several pro-Kannada organisations. More than 50 people from the organisations have been taken into custody... We have sufficient staff and we will make sure nothing goes wrong."

Karnataka: Less number of passengers were seen at Vijayanagar Metro Station, Bengaluru because of the Bandh called by various organizations regarding the Cauvery water issue.

Bengaluru Police issued a traffic advisory amid a state-wide bandh today.

Pro-Kannada outfits in Karnataka's Hubballi stage protest over the Cauvery water release to Tamil Nadu.

Karnataka Bandh: Pro-Kannada outfit protests in Chamarajanagar over Cauvery water dispute.

Normal life affected in Karnataka's Bengaluru amid bandh called by pro-Kannada outfits over Cauvery water dispute.

 Pro-Kannada outfits in Karnataka's Mandya continue their protest over the Cauvery water release to Tamil Nadu.

Security arrangements tightened in Karnataka's Mandya as several pro-Kannada organisations called for a 'bandh' today regarding the Cauvery water issue.

Karnataka: On bandh called by several pro-Kannada organisations, regarding Cauvery water issue, Shekhar H Tekkannavar, DCP, Crime, Bengaluru city said, "We have made adequate arrangements of the force. We will see that no untoward incident takes place."

 Karnataka: Police detain members of pro-Kannada organisations, protesting over the Cauvery water issue.