Mandya: The Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear the plea on directions to both Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to take preventive measures in connection with a row over sharing of the Cauvery river water. Meanwhile, Section 144 has been imposed in Mandya's Sanjay circle ahead of the apex court's order.


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-Pro-Kannada organisations protest by eating mud in Mandya.



-Pro-Kannada organisations protest in Mandya against SC ruling on Cauvery water sharing.


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-The police has also been directed to flag march around sensitive areas and an appeal has been made to pro-Kannada activists and farmers' associations to maintain peace.


-He has also directed the police to keep ready fire engines and required emergency forces at sensitive areas around Cauvery belt including Bengaluru.


-Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara has issued guidelines to the Police, directing them to take precautionary measures.


-The apex court later on September 12 reduced the quantity of water to be released from 15,000 cusecs to 12,000 cusecs till September 20.
-In response, the apex court pulled up both states, asking the people "to behave", and turned down the plea.


-The Karnataka Government later on September 17 filed a plea asking the Supreme Court to modify the order.


-However, protests intensified in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu post the apex court's order.


-The Supreme Court had earlier on September 5 asked the Karnataka Government to release 15,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu on a daily basis for the following 10 days.