70 lives lost in 11 years; ban fails to keep tourists away Mandya: Seeking respite from the scorching summer heat, tourists often flock to riverside destinations. But in Srirangapatna taluk, the popular Cauvery River spots of Balamuri and Edamuri have increasingly turned into death traps. While the cool waters offer a welcome escape, the excitement…
Mandya: With reports of youths losing their life due to drowning in Cauvery River at the famed tourist spot Balamuri in Srirangapatna taluk of the district, Mandya DC Dr. Kumara has directed the officials to give importance for more safety measures at Balamuri. Addressing a meeting in this regard at his office here on Monday,…
Mandya SP denies Police laxity in ban order enforcement Srirangapatna: The body of Ravichandra (21), who had drowned in the River Cauvery at Balamuri on Thursday evening, was fished out yesterday. Ravichandra, along with his colleague Mohan Kumar, had gone for a swim in the river when the two were swept away by the strong…
Residents allege lapses in safety, failure in law enforcement Srirangapatna: Even as the Srirangapatna Taluk Administration had imposed prohibitory orders banning tourists from entering River Cauvery at Balamuri, a popular tourist destination, two youths drowned there yesterday evening. The deceased have been identified as Mohan Kumar (21) of Kamaravadi near Santhemaralli in Chamarajanagar district and…
Mandya: Despite a ban imposed by the Mandya District Administration, hundreds of tourists are continuing to enter the Balamuri and Edamuri waterfalls along the River Cauvery in Srirangapatna, risking their lives amid rising drowning incidents. This morning, around 150 to 200 tourists, including women and children, were seen at Balamuri, venturing into the waterfall formed…
Mysore/Mysuru: Srirangapatna Tahsildar has imposed restrictions on public entry to Balamuri and Edamuri waterfalls along River Cauvery in Srirangapatna, following a rise in drowning incidents and safety violations ahead of the summer holiday rush. Tahsildar and Taluk Magistrate S. Chethana Yadav issued prohibitory orders banning visitors to these spots. The order came into effect on…
Srirangapatna: A student, who had come to Balamuri along with others, was drowned in River Cauvery on Sunday. The deceased student is Daniel E. Thomas (17), son of E.T. Thomas, a native of H.D. Kote, who was residing at Siddalingapura village. He was pursuing his first year PUC. It is learnt that he had taken…
Following the release of 15,000 cusecs of water from KRS Dam into the Cauvery River — which may be increased to 30,000 cusecs — and a flood alert issued for downstream areas, Srirangapatna Taluk Executive Officer Venu, Revenue Inspector Prasannakumar and Village Accountant Raghu visited Balamuri, a popular tourist spot in the taluk today and…
Police rescue drowning tourists Srirangapatna: A youth, who was swimming in Cauvery River at Balamuri, has gone missing and two others, who had come with him and drowning in the River, were rescued by the alert KRS Police personnel yesterday evening. The deceased youth is Anjal (22), son of Abdul Hussain and a resident of…
Srirangapatna: An engineering student from Mysuru met his watery grave at River Cauvery in Balamuri, a popular picnic spot in Srirangapatna taluk in Mandya district on Wednesday. S. Sharath (19), son of Shivaraju, a resident of Naganahalli in Mysuru taluk, is the deceased youth. He was a first year Computer Science Engineering student at Maharaja…
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