The Cauvery agitation did not take a breather even on Gandhi Jayanti.

As protesters blocked the Mysore-Bangalore alternative route via Malavalli and Kanakapura, traffic between the state capital and the royal city was also affected on Tuesday. Though Mandya and its taluks were fully affected by the two-day-old protests and road blocks against the release of water from the Krishnarajasagar (KRS) reservoir, launched by the Cauvery Rytha Hitarakshana Samithi, those travelling by road between Mysore and Bangalore chose the alternative Malavalli-Kanakapura route