Commuters were left stranded at a Bengaluru bus station on 13 August 2026 as a statewide Karnataka Bandh — called by Kannada organisations and activists opposing the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu — brought public transport to a near-standstill. (Photo: NationPress)
Only a handful of vehicles were seen on Bengaluru roads on 13 August 2026 as the statewide Karnataka Bandh, observed in protest against the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, kept most residents indoors. (Photo: NationPress)
Passengers gathered near stationary buses at a Bengaluru bus station on 13 August 2026, uncertain of departures as the Karnataka Bandh — called over Cauvery water release to Tamil Nadu — disrupted city and intercity services. (Photo: NationPress)
KSRTC buses stood idle at the Majestic Bus Stand in Bengaluru on 13 August 2026, as Kannada organisations enforced a statewide Karnataka Bandh to protest the ordered release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. (Photo: NationPress)
The usually busy Majestic Bus Stand in Bengaluru fell silent on 13 August 2026, with KSRTC coaches lined up unused as the Karnataka Bandh over the Cauvery water dispute halted intercity operations. (Photo: NationPress)
Kannada organisations and activists called the statewide Karnataka Bandh on 13 August 2026 to oppose the release of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu, a long-standing inter-state water-sharing dispute that has periodically triggered shutdowns across Karnataka. (Photo: NationPress)
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) services were suspended at the Majestic Bus Stand in Bengaluru on 13 August 2026, leaving thousands of daily commuters without intercity connectivity during the Karnataka Bandh. (Photo: NationPress)
KSRTC buses remained stationary at multiple depots across Bengaluru on 13 August 2026, as the Karnataka Bandh called over the Cauvery water release order kept drivers and conductors off duty. (Photo: NationPress)
A statewide shutdown enforced by Kannada activists on 13 August 2026 left Bengaluru's streets and bus depots near-empty, with KSRTC fleets grounded in protest against the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. (Photo: NationPress)
Travellers waited anxiously near stationary buses at a Bengaluru bus station on 13 August 2026, as the Karnataka Bandh over the Cauvery water dispute left intercity and intra-city services severely curtailed. (Photo: NationPress)
Operations at Kempegowda Bus Station in Bengaluru came to a halt on 13 August 2026, with buses parked and no services departing as the statewide Karnataka Bandh over the Cauvery water row took full effect. (Photo: NationPress)
Rows of idle buses filled the Majestic Bus Stand in Bengaluru on 13 August 2026, a visual testament to the scale of the Karnataka Bandh enforced by Kannada groups protesting the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. (Photo: NationPress)
The entire KSRTC fleet at the Majestic Bus Stand, Bengaluru, was immobilised on 13 August 2026 as Kannada activists enforced the Karnataka Bandh, demanding a halt to the release of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu. (Photo: NationPress)
The Majestic Bus Stand — Bengaluru's largest public transport hub — wore a deserted look on 13 August 2026 as the statewide Karnataka Bandh, called over the Cauvery water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, kept commuters away. (Photo: NationPress)