Supreme Court on Tuesday has directed Karnataka to release 6000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu daily from Wednesday till September 27 which happens to be the next date of hearing. The apex court had on September 5 had ordered 15,000 cusecs daily for ten days. Later modified its order, the court had asked Karnataka to release 12,000 cusecs till September 20. Soon after the development, sporadic protests were reported from different places, especially in Mandya district, the epicentre of the Cauvery agitation, where protesters blocked the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway..