Karnataka Bandh: 44 flights cancelled in Bengaluru today in wake of Cauvery water protest

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Karnataka Bandh on Cauvery water row, 44 flights have been cancelled today, informed PRO, Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru. As reported by ANI, “44 flights including 22 arrivals and 22 departures have been cancelled today: PRO, Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru." Earlier on Thursday, BLR Airport tweeted, “Passengers are requested to follow alerts from respective airlines, law enforcement agencies and media releases for further updates." This strike has been organized by farmer groups and pro-Kannada organizations, and it is scheduled to take place statewide in reaction to the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, particularly in the context of the ongoing drought situation in Karnataka. "We cancelled 44 flights today.

They include 22 flights to and an equal number of flights from Bengaluru due to the strike," an airport official told PTI. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) said there were only 59.88 per cent bus operations in southern parts of Karnataka. The worst-hit KSRTC divisions in terms of operations were Mysuru and Chamarajanagar.

Against the scheduled departure of 447 buses, only seven plied in Mysuru while in Chamarajanagar, eight out of 247 bus services operated. Mandya, Chikkamagaluru and Bengaluru witnessed 37.25 per cent, 51.49 per cent and 57.39 per cent operations, respectively, against the scheduled departures. Members of pro-Kannada organizations assembled near the arrival gate of Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru to voice their protest against the Cauvery water dispute.