<p>The ongoing struggle protesting against release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu has not only disrupted vehicular traffic between the two states, but also has an impact on the lives of the vendors and fishermen at Krishnarajasagar reservoir (KRS dam).<br /><br />As entry to the KRS has been banned and heavy police security beefed up in the area, people depending on fishing activities to eke out their living are in a fix.<br /><br />Majority of fish supplied to the market is from KRS dam in Mandya district. The sudden development owing to sharing of Cauvery water has turned into a headache to these fishermen and contractors here.<br /><br />The market, which is under renovation is now congested and the vendors were seen anxious as no fish arrived from KRS on Monday.<br /><br />Speaking to Deccan Herald, one of the vendors said that no fish arrived from KRS and only a small quantity is arriving from Bannur and H D Kote.<br /><br />While Katla, Korava are caught in large quantities in KRS dam, the smaller fish variety like jalebi and others are procured from other surrounding lakes, he said.<br /><br />With Gandhi Jayanthi falling on Tuesday and sale of meat and fish banned by the district administration, and with no fish arriving from KRS, there are literally no takers for the old fish that were sold on Monday. With the ban to continue for a couple of days more, they are anxious as most of them in the market are employed on daily wage basis.<br /><br />Palace premises<br /><br />The number of visitors to palace dwindled on Monday. The private vehicles parked at the spot bore Kerala registration numbers. Majority of the tourists spotted on the premises were from Kerala.</p>.<p> Speaking to the newspaper one of the tourists Anup said that they are disappointed as they could not visit the popular Brindavan gardens and the musical fountain and hope of making another visit to the city in future. Moreover, they were seen anxious to return to their state safely without getting caught in the ongoing protests.<br /></p>
<p>The ongoing struggle protesting against release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu has not only disrupted vehicular traffic between the two states, but also has an impact on the lives of the vendors and fishermen at Krishnarajasagar reservoir (KRS dam).<br /><br />As entry to the KRS has been banned and heavy police security beefed up in the area, people depending on fishing activities to eke out their living are in a fix.<br /><br />Majority of fish supplied to the market is from KRS dam in Mandya district. The sudden development owing to sharing of Cauvery water has turned into a headache to these fishermen and contractors here.<br /><br />The market, which is under renovation is now congested and the vendors were seen anxious as no fish arrived from KRS on Monday.<br /><br />Speaking to Deccan Herald, one of the vendors said that no fish arrived from KRS and only a small quantity is arriving from Bannur and H D Kote.<br /><br />While Katla, Korava are caught in large quantities in KRS dam, the smaller fish variety like jalebi and others are procured from other surrounding lakes, he said.<br /><br />With Gandhi Jayanthi falling on Tuesday and sale of meat and fish banned by the district administration, and with no fish arriving from KRS, there are literally no takers for the old fish that were sold on Monday. With the ban to continue for a couple of days more, they are anxious as most of them in the market are employed on daily wage basis.<br /><br />Palace premises<br /><br />The number of visitors to palace dwindled on Monday. The private vehicles parked at the spot bore Kerala registration numbers. Majority of the tourists spotted on the premises were from Kerala.</p>.<p> Speaking to the newspaper one of the tourists Anup said that they are disappointed as they could not visit the popular Brindavan gardens and the musical fountain and hope of making another visit to the city in future. Moreover, they were seen anxious to return to their state safely without getting caught in the ongoing protests.<br /></p>
