Karnataka bandh LIVE updates: Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport remains operational amid statewide shutdown
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Karnataka bandh LIVE updates: Security has been beefed up across various parts of Karnataka, including Bengaluru, in view of the bandh call. Karnataka bandh LIVE updates: Schools, banks, hospitals, pharmacies, public transport will operate normally in Karnataka today amid the bandh call given by several Kanada organisations over the Cauvery water-sharing row. Meanwhile, the Bengaluru City Police have appealed for calm and cooperation ahead of the 'Karnataka Bandh' called for August 13, 2026, in protest against the Cauvery Water Management Authority's order on Cauvery water allocation to Tamil Nadu. ...Read More
Adding to this, In a press note issued, the Commissioner of Police shared several organisations have called for the bandh, while other organisations have informed police that they are not supporting it. The Bengaluru City Police shared that they fully respect citizens' democratic right to protest peacefully within the law. At the same time, police shared it is equally important to respect the right of other citizens to carry out daily activities without obstruction. "All organisations and members of the public are requested to cooperate with the Bengaluru City Police in maintaining peace, public order and normalcy in the city," the note shared. What is open, what is closed amid shutdown call? Schools, banks and hospitals will function per normal. Public transport will also remain unaffected as Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) and Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) employees' association have not provided support to the bandh. So are the private bus associations, transporters and autorickshaw associations, who have distanced themselves from the bandh. Similarly, street vendors will also function as usual because everyone is only extending moral support. Farmers, Kanada organisations oppose Cauvery water-sharing Sporadic protests by farmers and Kannada organisations in Karnataka broke out against the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) order directing the state to rollout 12,000 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu for 15 days from August 12. Farmer organisations staged demonstration in Mandya, while various Kannada organisations gave a call for a Karnataka Bandh on August 13 in protest against the order. The CWMA has directed Karnataka to comply with the decision of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) to rollout 12,000 cusecs daily for 15 days, with the water to be realised at Biligundlu.
Meanwhile, Karnataka bandh LIVE updates: While several Kanada and farmer organisations have called for a statewide bandh, the shutdown is unlikely to impact normal life. Schools, banks and hospitals will remain open. Public transport will also ply on roads as normal as Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) and Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) employees' association have not provided support to the bandh. So are the private bus associations, transporters and autorickshaw associations, who have distanced themselves from the bandh.
Notably, Karnataka bandh LIVE updates: Kanada leader Lokesh Gowda shared that Cauvery water should not be rolled out to Tamil Nadu, citing water shortage in Karnataka. “Under no circumstances should Cauvery water be rolled out to Tamil Nadu as we ourselves do not have enough water,” Gowda told ANI.
As per the latest buzz, Karnataka bandh LIVE updates: In Mysuru, the nationwide bandh largely remained confined to protests. Bus services from the suburban bus stand to Bengaluru, Mangaluru and other parts of the state were operated normally.
In further updates, Police detained pro-Kannada activists who attempted to block buses near the suburban bus stand.
On top of that, Karnataka bandh LIVE updates: Bengaluru City Police appealed for calm and cooperation as various organisation take part in ‘Karnataka Bandh’.
In a press note, the police shared that they fully respect citizens' democratic right to protest peacefully within the law, but called on protestors to respect the right of other citizens to carry out daily activities without obstruction.
Source: Hindustan Times