Karnataka: 44 flights cancelled, schools and colleges shut due to bandh over Cauvery dispute

The shutdown was called against an order of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee directing Karnataka to release 3,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu.

Sep 29, 2023 - 13:30
Karnataka: 44 flights cancelled, schools and colleges shut due to bandh over Cauvery dispute

Over 40 flights were cancelled at the Bengaluru airport and educational institutes were shut on Friday as a bandh called over the Cauvery water dispute disrupted normal life in parts of Karnataka, NDTV reported.

The bandh was called by Kannada Okkoota, an umbrella outfit of pro-Kannada and farmers’ groups. A Bengaluru bandh was also observed on Tuesday.

The shutdown on Friday was called against an order of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee directing Karnataka to release 3,000 cusecs of water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu from September 28 to October 15. A cusec is one cubic foot or 28 cubic litres per second.

The Karnataka government said on Wednesday that it would challenge the directive in the Supreme Court.

On account of the shutdown on Friday, 44 flights scheduled to take off and land at the city’s Kempegowda International Airport were cancelled. Of these, 22 were incoming flights while 22 were outgoing ones.

Airport authorities issued an advisory stating that they anticipated disruption in transport services. “Passengers are advised to plan their travel to and from the airport accordingly,” the advisory read.

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