Tag: Cauvery River

Water release from KRS Dam: No boating at Ranganathittu
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Water release from KRS Dam: No boating at Ranganathittu

August 19, 2023

KRS Reservoir level drops to 107.66 ft on Aug. 19 from 113.28 ft on Aug. 9 Mysore/Mysuru: Boating activities have been temporarily suspended at Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary starting from Aug. 15. This decision comes as a response to the significant release of a large volume of water into the Cauvery River from the Krishna Raja…

Farmers lay siege to KRS Dam in protest against release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu
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Farmers lay siege to KRS Dam in protest against release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu

August 18, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly condemning the Government’s action of releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, hundreds of farmers under the leadership of KRRS leader and  Melukote MLA Darshan Puttannaiah laid siege to KRS Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district yesterday. Terming the Government’s action of releasing water from KRS Reservoir to Tamil Nadu at a time…

Craze for reels, woman ‘killed’ by hubby
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Craze for reels, woman ‘killed’ by hubby

August 13, 2023

Mandya: A woman’s fad for shooting video reels on cell phone has cost her life, with her suspecting husband allegedly doing her to death at Koppalu village in the district recently. The incident came to light after her body was found in Cauvery River. Pooja (26), wife of Srinath, and daughter of Doreswamy of Koppalu…

KGF youth drowns in Balamuri
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KGF youth drowns in Balamuri

August 6, 2023

Mandya: A 27-year-old youth from KGF in Kolar district died after he reportedly drowned at Cauvery river in Balamuri, Srirangapatna taluk in the district this morning. The deceased is identified as Yashwanth, who had come to Balamuri, the famous picnic spot, along with three of his friends — Tarun, Umesh and Pavan. He was washed…

Ph.D student ends life by jumping into Cauvery River
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Ph.D student ends life by jumping into Cauvery River

April 11, 2023

Srirangapatna: A Ph.D student committed suicide by jumping into Cauvery River, near Venugoplaswamy Temple at Hosa Kannambadi village in KRS Backwaters on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Prasad (32), a native of Doddinduvadi village in Kollegal taluk, who was pursuing his Ph.D in History at Mysore University. It is learnt that Prasad’s mother…

Boating service resumes at Ranganathittu
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Boating service resumes at Ranganathittu

August 19, 2022

Srirangapatna: The boating service for tourists and visitors at Ranganathittu, which was temporarily stopped following heavy discharge of water from KRS Dam to Cauvery River, resumed yesterday. Following heavy rains in Kodagu and Cauvery River catchment areas last month, there was heavy inflow of water to KRS Dam and the dam had reached its maximum…

Nearly two lakh cusecs water released from KRS Dam
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Nearly two lakh cusecs water released from KRS Dam

August 8, 2022

Ranganathittu partially submerged; Historic Wellesley Bridge on the verge of getting submerged Srirangapatna: Following heavy rains in Kodagu and other Cauvery River basin catchment areas since over a week, there is an increased inflow of water to KRS Dam and for the safety of the Dam, 1,00,719 cusecs of water was let out from the…

Water inches towards Nimishamba
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Water inches towards Nimishamba

July 17, 2022

Following release of over 85,000 cusecs of water from KRS Dam yesterday, the level of water in Cauvery River has increased and water has come to the edge of Nimishamba Temple in Srirangapatna. [Pic. by G.S. Ravishankar]

Bengaluru youth drowns in Cauvery River
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Bengaluru youth drowns in Cauvery River

July 14, 2022

Srirangapatna: A 26-year-old youth, who ventured into Cauvery River for a bath, was drowned after he was swept away by strong water force at the Sangama in Srirangapatna yesterday. His body is yet to be traced. The youth, who was drowned is Ashok, a resident of Yelahanka in Bengaluru. He had come to the Sangama…

Ranganathittu boating suspended
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Ranganathittu boating suspended

July 10, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: Boating facility has been temporarily suspended at Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary from yesterday following release of a large quantity of water to Cauvery River from KRS Dam. As there is heavy downpour in Kodagu, the inflow of water to KRS Dam has increased.  Once the water is released from the KRS reservoir, which is located…

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