Erode/Mysuru: Bus and truck services to Karnataka from Sathyamangalam, about 60 km from here, remained suspended for the 12th consecutive day on Sunday in the wake of the Cauvery row.
Buses, including private and state-run, were not operated, while trucks with Tamil Nadu registration were not allowed beyond the state border. As a result, the Bannari-Thimbam ghat road near Sathyamangalam wore a deserted look.
Officials of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation and police said operation of buses and trucks were stopped to avert any untoward incident. The services might resume only after September 20, they added.
Meanwhile, some Karnataka state transport buses on Sunday operated from Mysuru to Sathyamangalam. Karnataka registration trucks were provided police escort up to Pulinjure check post at Karnataka border.
Suspension of truck services has affected transportation of turmeric, textiles, eggs, oil, vegetables and other essential commodities to Karnataka.
Protests by Kannada groups against the Supreme Court order to the Karnataka government to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu had turned violent on September 12, with two persons getting killed in police action in Bengaluru.
Tamil Nadu registration vehicles were also torched and damaged, even as commercial establishments owned by Tamilians were targeted in Karnataka.
In Tamil Nadu, restaurants owned by Kannadigas and Karnataka registration vehicles were attacked by fringe outfits in some places on September 12.
(Agencies)
