Protests continue over release of Cauvery water

October 01, 2012 12:03

Protests rocked the Cauvery river basin district of Karnataka for the second day on Monday over release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu with police taking about 100 people into custody after they squatted on tracks and detained the Mysore-Shirdi express at Gejjalagere village.

People in Mandya, Mysore and Chamarajanagar districts also protested against the release of water in line with a Supreme Court directive.

The government began releasing water from Krishna Raja Sagar and Kabini dams early yesterday to ensure flow of 9,000 cusecs of water to the neighbouring state.

Police said about 100 people were taken into custody when they squatted on the tracks and detained the Mysore-Shiradi express at Gejjalagere village.

Vehicular movement on the Bangalore-Mysore road continued to remain disrupted for the third consecutive day, they said.

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