The bandh call given by several farmers and traders bodies.
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Those who had called for the bandh have said, a series of protests, including “road and rail roko”, will be held.
Police stated that no attempt to disrupt public peace or prevent the free movement of transportation would be tolerated.
Several local grocery shops, which usually open by daybreak, remained shut in view of the protests. However, the State transport corporation-run buses, besides trains were being operated as usual.
The Supreme Court has directed Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to ensure there is no violence, destruction of property in both states following its order on Cauvery water sharing.
“As I finally left Coimbatore for Bengaluru, I was stopped by Tamil Nadu police personnel who warned that they could not guarantee safety to my vehicle because of the Karnataka number plate”, the executive told IANS asking not to be named.
Commercial firms, including over 35,000 jewellery and fuel outlets are expected to remain closed.
The Cauvery river, which flows through southern Karnataka and then into Tamil Nadu, has been a point of conflict for decades.
He was admitted to the Kilpauk Government Hospital on Thursday night with 93% burn wounds, and died on Friday morning.
“It is a painful act”.
Before he set himself afire, he threw pamphlets urging people to fight for rights of Tamil Nadu people on Cauvery and other issues. Normalcy should be restored at the earliest and through talks the two governments should settle the issue, it said in a statement.
The government buses, trains and flights have, however, not been affected. Government schools functioned, but not with full complement of students.
With buses, taxis, autos and metro rail returning to the roads, thousands commuted to offices and workplaces in and around the city.
According to him, their complaint before the court claimed that such alleged hate speeches were the root cause of the violence that left Tamils trembling as they and their belongings were attacked and ransacked by Kannada activities.
Most schools and colleges, however, declared a holiday for either Onam festival or as a precaution.
The dawn to dusk bandh is already in place and has significantly hit normal life. As per reports by police, more than 85 per cent shops remain closed in Tirunelveli district.
“Now once again an order has come when I’m Chief Minister, there is a situation where we have to release water- it is inevitable, but we will continue our legal fight”. “Where else would police tell motorists to drive without number plates?”
Meanwhile, in Karnataka, situation has returned to normalcy in the entire state.
The apex court had modified its September 5 order and asked Karnataka to release 12,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu till September 20.
He hoped that the water would be available in Karaikal in the next couple of days.
Noting that the Cauvery River Water Dispute Tribunal has made a provision for the riparian states to find a solution to any problem through understanding and consensus, he said in a federal set-up, it was the duty of the central government and the Prime Minister to convene a meeting of chief ministers to resolve inter-state issues, as some PMs did in the past.
MDMK General Secretary Vaiko and VCK chief Thirumavalavan staged protests in Tiruchirappalli and here respectively and were detained by police when they attempted to stage a rail blockade. We are registering a democratic way of protest to reiterate the fact that even Tamils belong to the nation.
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“Clearly, all of them were from Karnataka, either on their way out of or had just entered Tamil Nadu, and had been given the same instruction”, the executive said.
