Several roads blocked

Over 939 protesters, including 40 women, courted arrest on Thursday by blocking trains and roads in the district in protest against the delay in forming the Cauvery Water Management Board.

Some activists of the DMK and other parties defaced Hindi boards on the Bangalore-Karaikal Express in Dharmapuri railway station. Over 300 activists were arrested at the railway station.

They blocked Coimbatore Express at Palacodde and Dharmapuri railway stations.

All trade unions staged a protest demonstration outside the BSNL office in Dharmapuri.

Coracle operators participated in the strike. About 18,360 shops in the district remained shut.

No untoward incident was reported from anywhere in the district.