Two bandhs have been called in Karnataka this week in protest against releasing Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu. The Karnataka bandh on September 29 was called by Kannada Okkuta and the Bengaluru shutdown on Tuesday was called by the Karnataka Jala Samrakshana Samiti .
Several tech companies in Bengaluru, including Google, Walmart, IBM, and Accenture, have asked their employees to work from home on September 26 due to a bandh called by farmers and pro-Kannada organizations over the Cauvery water dispute with Tamil Nadu. Public transport is expected to be affected, but metro services will continue as usual. Some private schools have shifted classes online. However, there is confusion about who is supporting the bandh on which day, as some organizations have called for a Karnataka bandh on September 29.
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The two bandhs reflect the divide among the farmers and pro-Kannada organisations, and has also now led to a confusion about who is supporting the bandh on which day, and whether services will be available on Tuesday.