Government offices to remain open; public transport to be kept shut
This is the second bandh that the state is bracing for in less than a week's time and the fourth this year
Supreme Court directed the Karnataka government to release 15,000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day to Tamil Nadu for the next 10 days
Cauvery delta has switched over to direct sowing method where the land will be prepared well in advance for the crop
Differences between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka on sharing of the waters have existed ever since two agreements were signed under British rule
As Karnataka began release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu there were huge protests by farmers
CM Siddaramaiah said that decision to release water would be taken after an all-party meeting later on Tuesday evening
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has called an all-party meeting to discuss the issue and the apex court's order
About 100 farmers stood knee-deep in the Cauvery river at Srirangapatna near Mysuru, threatening to hold 'Jal Satyagraha'
The court directed listing of the matter for further hearing on September 16
Tamil Nadu brought to the notice of the court that the Karnataka Chief Minister has said that not a drop of water will be released to it
A three-judge bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justices A M Kanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud fixed the date of hearing
Siddaramaiah said the ground reality now is that the reservoirs in the Cauvery basin have a combined storage of 51 TMC ft
Chief Justice T S Thakur posted the matter for September 2 after Tamil Nadu government mentioned it and sought an urgent hearing