Museum plans for heritage gates shelved due to cost factor? Farmers oppose sale to scrap yard Mysuru: In July 2022, the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL), which manages the historic Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya District, announced ambitious plans to establish a museum showcasing the old crest gates (sluice gates) of the Dam,…
Release of water from KRS reservoir: Retaining wall of water discharge basin collapses
July 24, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: With the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) releasing thousands of cusecs of water from the KRS reservoir to river, the retaining wall of the water basin, abutting Naguvana Farm, in Srirangapatna, Mandya district has collapsed. The retaining wall, which was renovated around six months back, collapsed just few hours after reservoir gates were open…
CNNL Superintending Engineer’s house, office raided by Lokayukta
July 11, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Following complaints of having assets disproportionate to known sources of income, the Lokayukta sleuths raided the house and offices of Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) Superintending Engineer Mahesh in city this morning. Guided by Karnataka Lokayukta DGP Prashanth Kumar Thakur, IGP Subramanyeshwara Rao and Mysuru Lokayukta In-charge SP Suresh Babu, raids were conducted by…
Sewage, industrial effluents contaminating River Cauvery: Dy.CM asks CNNL officials to examine complaints
June 26, 2024Minister for Forests and Environment, Minister for Large and Medium Industries too seek report on pollution Mysore/Mysuru: In response to alarming reports of sewage and industrial effluents, including arsenic, zinc, chromium, lead, and nickel, contaminating the Cauvery River at Srirangapatna in Mandya district, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has directed officials from Cauvery Neeravari Nigam…
Kodagu’s first flyover opens for public use
May 6, 2024Now, travelling to holy places Talacauvery and Bhagamandala becomes hassle-free In what is considered a significant relief for travellers and residents, commuting to holy places like Talacauvery and Bhagamandala will now be hassle-free as the authorities have opened the Bhagamandala flyover — Kodagu’s first flyover project — for public use. The State Government had allocated…
Bridge toll collection at KRS Dam stretches into next year
December 26, 2023Mysuru/Srirangapatna: Tourists visiting the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna Taluk of Mandya District will continue to be charged a toll for one more year to access the 650-metre bridge, as the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) has not yet recovered the construction costs of the bridge. The toll is applicable to all vehicles…
Blackmailing CNNL Managing Director case: Court dismisses RTI activist’s bail petition
November 26, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Third Additional Sessions Court has dismissed the bail petition of RTI activist Anand Mudaliar alias Anand M. Kalki, who has been arrested for allegedly blackmailing Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) Managing Director Mahesh. The bail petition was dismissed by Third Sessions Court Judge Bhagya. Since about four months, Anand was sending letters to…
Seepage threat to Kukkarahalli Lake Bund: CNNL team suggests soil test and many safety measures
November 4, 2022‘Lake lacks surplus flood disposal system except for one sluice-controlled gate valve’ Mysore/Mysuru: The technical team from Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) that visited the Kukkarahalli Lake and carried out an inspection last Monday has submitted its interim report. Former Member of Karnataka Tank Conservation and Development Authority Dr. K.M. Jayaramaiah; Executive Engineer of Engineering…
CNNL technical team visits Kukkarahalli lake
November 2, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of water overflowing from Kukkarahalli Lake, a technical team from Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) visited the lake and carried out an inspection on Monday. The Lake is maintained by University of Mysore. After the inspection, the team suggested several measures which included Rock-Toe filling and Head Regulator Installation at the…
Museum of legacy iron crest gates planned at KRS Dam
July 22, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A museum of old crest gates conceptualised and designed by Sir M. Visvesvaraya will be an added attraction for tourists who visit the 90-year-old Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam as the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) that manages the reservoir is making grand plans for the same. These crest gates, numbering over 173, are…
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