Riot In Bangalore After Karnataka State Ordered To Release Water To Neighboring State
Bangalore is witnessing severe public unrest today as hundreds of people protesting over the Cauvery Water issue have taken to the streets. After the state-imposed Bandh went without incident on Friday, today’s scenes have taken the city by surprise.
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As of 10pm, additionally security and para-military forces have been deployed at various points in the city. All shops, educational institutions and government offices to remain closed tomorrow until further notice. IT companies have declared offs or enabled the Work from home option.
Update: A bystander, identified as a 25 year old man, has been killed in a police firing. A user generated map has been created on Google maps to indicate areas of unrest and protests.
The background
The Cauvery river water issue has been a bone of contention between the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu for years now. The recent protests started after the Supreme Court ordered Karnataka to let 15,000 cusecs of Cauvery water into Tamil Nadu every day for the next 10 days. Even though the SC modified the verdict to reduce the allowance to 12,000 cusecs, protestors from Karnataka contend that the allowance will hurt the poor and farmers due to an ongoing water crisis in the state.
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https://officechai.com/news/curfew-imposed-bangalore-violence-riots-erupt-cauvery-issue/#sthash.r06ec0in.dpbs
