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The bandh call given by various organisations opposing the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu on Saturday was peaceful.
The business establishments in Mandya city and other towns of the district was shut and there was less traffic on Bangalore- Mysore highway and in other parts of the city.
Though some shops in the town was opened in the morning the protestors closed it down at around 10 am.
he agitators took out a protest march in various places of the district shouting slogans against the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitaa and burnt her effigy at some places.
Prominent roads like Pete Beedi, V V Road, 100 ft Road, R P Road, Hosahalli Road, Guttalu Road and others wore a deserted look with closed shops and less traffic .
As a precautionary measure, the district administration had announced holidays for schools and colleges. Theaters, banks and government offices were closed while medical stores and petrol pumps functioned normally.
Mandya SP Kaushalendra Kumar said the bandh was peaceful and no untoward incidents was reported anywhere in the district.
Former union minister and actor Ambareesh will join Cauvery protests in Mandya on Monday.
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