Flight Canceled Today: The Karnataka bandh called by ‘Kannada Okkoota’ got full support from the people of Bengaluru and southern areas of the state. Public life was affected due to the bandh. This has also affected the passengers flying from Bengaluru Airport.
The Karnataka bandh declared to protest against release of water to Tamil Nadu has affected passengers taking off from the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. Due to the bandh, 44 flights to and from Bengaluru have been cancelled. These flights have been canceled due to lack of passengers. Of these, 22 flights were scheduled to arrive in Bengaluru and 22 were scheduled to depart from here. Due to the bandh, people did not come to Bengaluru due to which the Kempegowda International Airport remained vacant.
These flights were to depart from Bengaluru-
- I51782 AirAsia India: From Bengaluru to Bhubaneswar
- IX1228 Air India Express: From Bengaluru to Jaipur
- QP1377 Akasa Air: From Bengaluru to Guwahati
- 6E6162 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Mangaluru
- QP1138 Akasa Air: From Bengaluru to Mumbai
- 6E7449 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Vijayawada
- 6E6012 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Chennai
- 6E7363 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Kannur
- 6E7226 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Belgaum
- 6E411 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Bhubaneswar
- 6E838 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Jaipur
- 6E7165 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Tiruchirappalli
- I51563 AirAsia India: From Bengaluru to Visakhapatnam
- IX2903 Air India Express: From Bengaluru to Mumbai
- 6E6753 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Nagpur
- 6E7181 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Thoothukudi
- QP1104 Akasa Air: From Bengaluru to Mumbai
- 6E6366 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Visakhapatnam
- 6E6595 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Ahmedabad
- 6E5293 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Mumbai
- 6E6189 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Chennai
- 6E133 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Port Blair
- 6E6137 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Kanpur
- 6E7203 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Madurai
- IX1941 Air India Express: From Bengaluru to Jaipur
- 6E6858 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Mangaluru
- SG456 SpiceJet: From Bengaluru to Mumbai
- 6E7227 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Hubballi
- 6E109 IndiGo: From Bengaluru to Mangaluru
- I51533 AirAsia India: From Bengaluru to Kolkata
Why is Karnataka being shut down?
Let us tell you that farmers and various pro-Kannada organizations are protesting in Mandya, Karnataka against releasing the water of Kaveri river to Tamil Nadu. The protesters are demanding the Karnataka government to stop releasing water to the neighboring state. He claimed that Krishna Raja Sagar Dam does not have enough water even to supply drinking water, leave alone meet the irrigation needs.
Karnataka bandh affected life on Cauvery issue
The Karnataka bandh called by ‘Kannada Okkoota’ received full support from the people of Bengaluru and southern areas of the state. Public life was affected due to the bandh. Authorities have imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in Bengaluru city, Mandya, Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Ramanagara and Hassan districts. Also, holiday has been declared for the schools and colleges there. ‘Kannada Okkoota’ is a parent organization of Kannada and farmer organizations. A bandh was called in Bengaluru on Tuesday also over the river water dispute. Most shops, business establishments and eateries remained closed in Cauvery basin districts like Mandya. Private vehicles also remained off the roads in those areas. Very few number of government buses ran.
Protestors burn effigy of Karnataka CM
The bandh had a mixed effect in other parts of the state. The protesters also burnt the effigy of state Chief Minister MK Stalin in Chitradurga. Kannada film industry has also supported the bandh. ‘Karnataka Film Exhibitors Association’ has supported the bandh. At the same time, evening shows in theaters across the state have been cancelled. Most of the information technology companies and other companies in Bengaluru have asked their employees to work from home. ‘Auto Rickshaw Drivers Union’ and ‘Ola Uber Drivers and Owners Association’ have also supported the bandh.
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