WIRE — Kannada activists and several organisations have called a statewide bandh in Karnataka today, i.e. on August 13, 2026. The bandh was announced by pro-Kannada outfits on July 31 following the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) upholding the Cauvery Water Regulation Committees (CWRC) earlier order directing Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu for 15 days. The 12-hour bandh will remain in effect from 6 am to 6 pm. While there were reports of differences among various organisations over going ahead with the shutdown, Kannada activist Vatal Nagraj on Monday asserted that the bandh would be held as scheduled.He said that the bandh has received widespread support across the state.
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