Cauvery water row, Aug. 12 -- Karnataka Bandh tomorrow

Barbed wire barricades, CCTV cameras installed

Mysuru: In view of the ongoing protests in Mandya over the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, security has been tightened around the KRS reservoir in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district ahead of the proposed Karnataka Bandh tomorrow.

The heightened security measures follow the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) order directing Karnataka to release 12,000 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu for 15 days from the Cauvery basin reservoirs.

CCTV cameras have been installed at vantage points around the KRS dam to monitor the movement of protesters during the proposed bandh.

Barricades have also been reinforced and wrapped wi...