Karnataka Schools To Remain Open on Aug 13 as KAMS Withdraw Bandh Call
The organisation has directed the schools working in the state, to wear black ribbons and black stripes as a symbolic gesture instead of shutting down classes
Bengaluru: Schools in Karnataka to remain open on Thursday, August 13, as the Karnataka Associated Managements of Schools (KAMS) withdrew their call for closure of schools in solidarity to the statewide bandh announced earlier over the Cauvery water dispute between the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
The KAMS said that it would be more ideal to educate the students in Karnataka over the issue than closing down the schools, stressing the academic relevance of being aware of social issues.
Shutting down the schools would also affect academic schedules in the schools, with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise already taking a chunk of class hours, with many teachers getting deputed in the voter list revision exercise.
KAMs said that the association would provide moral support to the bandh, over the directive to release Cauvery water to the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu. The organisation has directed the schools working in the state, to wear black ribbons and black stripes as a symbolic gesture in protest of the release of water.
The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) on Tuesday, had directed the Karnataka state government on Tuesday to release 12,000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day to Tamil Nadu for the next 15 days, amid the dispute between the states over the sharing of the river water.
Protesting against this directive, Kannada organisations had called for a statewide shutdown on Thursday.
