Karnataka Shutdown Over Cauvery Water Dispute; Airport Stays Open
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There was a bandh in Karnataka, a state in India.
A bandh is a day when people stop work to protest.
This bandh was about the Cauvery river. The Cauvery is a big river. Two states share its water.
Groups in Karnataka are angry about this water problem. It is called the Cauvery row.
But Bengaluru's airport stayed open. It is called Kempegowda International Airport.
Bengaluru is the biggest city in Karnataka. The city did not stop much.
Police stopped an activist named Vatal Nagaraj. He wanted to lead a rally. Police did not let him go.
In another city, Belagavi, groups said there would be no bandh. They will not join the protest.
Vocabulary15 words
- bandh
- a day when people stop work to show they are angry
- Cauvery
- the name of a big river in India
- Cauvery row
- a fight between two states about river water
- Kempegowda International Airport
- the name of the airport in Bengaluru
- activist
- a person who works hard for a cause
- detained
- stopped by police and not let go
- rally
- a big meeting where people protest
- statewide
- happening in the whole state
- shutdown
- when things stop working
- operational
- working; open
- organisations
- groups of people who work together
- dispute
- a disagreement between two sides
- unaffected
- not changed by something
- protest
- showing you are angry about something
- impact
- the effect something has
Quiz
Answer key
1. The Cauvery water dispute 2. It stayed open (operational) 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
There was a _____ in Karnataka, a state in India.
A bandh is a day when people stop work to _____.
This bandh was about the _____ river.
Groups in Karnataka are angry about this water problem. It is called the Cauvery _____.
But Bengaluru's airport stayed _____.
Bengaluru is the biggest _____ in Karnataka.
Police stopped an activist named Vatal Nagaraj. He wanted to lead a _____.
In another city, Belagavi, groups said there would be no _____.