Forest Staff to patrol Dam premises to reassure tourists Srirangapatna: After over a month of being shut for tourists following leopard scare, the famous Brindavan Gardens and the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam will finally open today evening. Staff from the Forest Department will be deployed as a precaution and to reassure visitors that the…
Leopard at KRS Dam: Brindavan Gardens shut for visitors today
October 29, 2022Feline appears as Forest personnel flash torchlight Srirangapatna: A week after a leopard was spotted sauntering along the wall of the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam, the feline was spotted again last evening. It was seen for the second time at 10 pm when the Forest Department staff beamed bright torchlights at the bushes. As…
Combing to track elusive leopard at Brindavan Gardens begins
October 23, 2022People from nearby hotel asked not to venture out Decision on opening Gardens only after assessment Srirangapatna: The Forest Department has begun combing operations to trap the elusive leopard that was spotted in the Brindavan Gardens yesterday. Over 15 to 18 personnel from Mandya and Pandavapura Forest wings are combing the vast area and the…
Crocodile spotted in KRS boating point
July 15, 2022Srirangapatna: Tension prevailed at the boating point in KRS’ Brindavan Gardens after Cauvery Neeravari Nigam (CNN) officials spotted a crocodile in the boating point on Thursday evening. The CNN officials who have recorded a video of the crocodile’s movement in the boating point, brought it to the notice of their higher officials, who rushed to…
Government mum on KRS Disneyland project
July 5, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The ambitious project of converting the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam and Brindavan Gardens into a Disneyland-like tourist destination will not be a reality anytime soon as the State Government has not evinced any interest in it. The project was initiated by the then CM H.D. Kumaraswamy and then Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh, strongly…
Film on Brindavan Gardens’ designer Krumbiegel to premiere tomorrow
November 28, 2021Great-granddaughter recalls his invaluable contribution as a horticulturist, architect Mysore/Mysuru: A documentary on the life of German Horticultural legend Gustav Hermann Krumbiegel who designed the famed Brindavan Gardens at the KRS Dam and also Bengaluru’s Lalbagh Botanical Garden will be released tomorrow (Nov. 29). Titled ‘The Maharaja’s German Gardener’, the documentary will premiere at Bangalore…
Brindavan Gardens illumination beckons tourists
October 16, 2021A spectacular view of the illuminated Brindavan Gardens at KRS last evening. Around 12,000 people witnessed the lightings yesterday and the KRS Gate collection was Rs. 8 lakh, according to Cauvery Neeravari Nigam authorities who maintain the Reservoir. The Brindavan Gardens, which witnessed tourists this morning also, will be illuminated till Oct. 19 between 6.30…
Green Office: Brindavan Gardens their workspace
July 23, 2021Far from being mundane, couple’s profession is exciting, adventurous Mysore/Mysuru: There are a lot of upsides to Working From Home (WFH) — that too in gardens — as the weather and wind lure one to work amidst lush green surroundings instead of keying-in words on a computer in cramped spaces within the confines of homes…
Collapsed portion of side wall at KRS Dam restored
July 20, 2021A warning bell, says Mandya MP Sumalatha Mysore/Mysuru: The minor side wall collapse under the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Reservoir pedestrian ramp path on the way from KRS Dam to Brindavan Gardens and Cauvery statue has been restored. The collapse occurred on Sunday night and the restoration work was completed within 24 hours before any…
Tourist footfall to KRS sees a drastic drop
March 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With the threat of second wave of COVID-19 looming large over the State, the number of tourists visiting the famed KRS Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district, is reducing by the day, causing concern among officials, the Tourism industry and all other stakeholders. The Dam used to witness 7,000 to 10,000 visitors everyday….
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