TIMES NEWS NETWORK
11 Feb, 2007 2358hrs IST
HUBLI: Normal life is likely to come to a standstill on Monday with several organisations here extending support to the dawn-to-dusk state-wide bandh in protest against the recent verdict of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal.
Security measures have already been stepped up in Hubli-Dharwad as a precautionary measure. Senior police officials said additional security forces had been deployed in vulnerable areas and vigilance strengthened at vital installations to prevent any untoward occurrences and disruption of peace. All schools and colleges across the twin-cities will remain closed as per the government orders.
Autorickshaws and private buses will go off the roads in support of the bandh. The cinema halls also will also down shutters. The NWKRTC will run skeletal services unless there is no major law and order problem.
Even clinics and hospitals of private practitioners will remain closed from 6 am to 6 pm in support of the bandh. Other services such as milk supply, government hospitals, chemists, ambulances and railway services will not be affected. Going by the support now, it is likely to evoke some good response to the bandh call.
"We were worried that the people will not support the bandh call in North Karnataka as Cauvery is basically a southern issue. But,we are happy at the support that has been pouring in," members of Karnataka Rakshna Vedike said. "It is our duty to extend support to the bandh as the river belongs to the state.With this,we also hope to win the hearts of people in the South so that they support our region's cause equally," they asserted.
Even the Dharwad Truck Owners Association has decided to extend their support by not operating their trucks from Sunday midnight to Monday midnight, according to a release from Dharwad Truckers Association.
Apart from government employees, school and college teachers associations, and other organisations here such as the Karnataka Kannada Sangha, Sri Gajanana Mandal and Kannada Yuva Jagruthi Mandali have also extended their explicit support to the bandh.
Security measures have already been stepped up in Hubli-Dharwad as a precautionary measure. Senior police officials said additional security forces had been deployed in vulnerable areas and vigilance strengthened at vital installations to prevent any untoward occurrences and disruption of peace. All schools and colleges across the twin-cities will remain closed as per the government orders.
Autorickshaws and private buses will go off the roads in support of the bandh. The cinema halls also will also down shutters. The NWKRTC will run skeletal services unless there is no major law and order problem.
Even clinics and hospitals of private practitioners will remain closed from 6 am to 6 pm in support of the bandh. Other services such as milk supply, government hospitals, chemists, ambulances and railway services will not be affected. Going by the support now, it is likely to evoke some good response to the bandh call.
"We were worried that the people will not support the bandh call in North Karnataka as Cauvery is basically a southern issue. But,we are happy at the support that has been pouring in," members of Karnataka Rakshna Vedike said. "It is our duty to extend support to the bandh as the river belongs to the state.With this,we also hope to win the hearts of people in the South so that they support our region's cause equally," they asserted.
Even the Dharwad Truck Owners Association has decided to extend their support by not operating their trucks from Sunday midnight to Monday midnight, according to a release from Dharwad Truckers Association.
Apart from government employees, school and college teachers associations, and other organisations here such as the Karnataka Kannada Sangha, Sri Gajanana Mandal and Kannada Yuva Jagruthi Mandali have also extended their explicit support to the bandh.
