Karnataka bandh: India's tech hub comes to a halt during protest over sharing of Mahadayi river water
The bandh has severely impacted daily life.
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BENGALURU: Following a state-wide bandh called by Karnataka organisations on Thursday, January 25, a day before Republic day, several schools, colleges and offices were shut. Several IT giants such as Wipro and Infosys closed office. The bandh has severely impacted daily life. The 77km-long Mahadayi river, which flows through Karnataka and Goa, is at the centre of the issue. Since 2001, Karnataka has been asking Goa to release 7.6 tmcft (thousand million cubic feet) of the river water. The protesters are demanding centre's intervention into the Mahadayi water sharing issue.
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