MDA sent land use change proposal despite denial Private parties seek conversion of 15.3 acres of land; MDA sends to Govt. for approval Mysuru: Despite the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) Commissioner earlier stating that no proposal had been submitted to the State Government to convert ‘Special Agricultural Zone’ land for residential use at the foot…
For centuries, Chamundi Hill was known as Mahabaladri or Mahabala Betta, named after Lord Mahabaleswara, the ancient deity of the Hill By Gouri Satya For over eight centuries, the silhouette of Chamundi Hill has defined the horizon of Mysuru. To the casual tourist, it is a scenic viewpoint and a place of temples and the…
In 2016, under the leadership of then Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, rules were framed prohibiting any change in the Special Agricultural Zone around Chamundi Hill until 2031. The rule only permits limited activities in the zone, such as construction of a ‘single house,’ an orphanage or an educational institution and does not allow conversion for residential…
Mysore/Mysuru: Alleging large-scale irregularities in land use near Chamundi Hill, Krishnaraja MLA T. S. Srivatsa has charged that the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) illegally converted 47 acres of land, valued at about Rs. 500 crore, from a no-development and special agricultural zone to a residential zone. Speaking at a press conference near the encroached lake…
Hindu activists prepare to submit records on threat to Temple, Gopura Mysore/Mysuru: Hindu social activists are preparing to submit documents to the High Court, alleging that works being carried out under the Central Government’s Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) scheme at Chamundi Hill pose a threat to the preservation, heritage and traditions…
Protest walk seeks a full-fledged Environmental Impact Assessment Mysore/Mysuru: In the second major campaign against further development works atop Chamundi Hill, aimed at safeguarding its heritage and fragile environment, hundreds of Mysureans — children, youth and the elderly — climbed the thousand steps of the Hill this morning, urging the preservation of its religious, spiritual…
Mysore/Mysuru: A walk has been organised to Chamundi Hill from the foothills (near Suttur Mutt) on Feb. 1 at 7.30 am, under the aegis of ‘Parisarakkagi Navu’ organisation, urging for the conservation of Chamundi Hill. Bhamy Shenoy of Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), MLA Darshan Puttannaiah, Civil Engineer & Historian A.S. Dharmendra Kumar, Indian National Trust…
Mysore/Mysuru: Six years after the road leading to Nandi statue from the View Point atop Chamundi Hill in the city was closed for vehicular traffic, following the incidents of back-to-back landslips, the stretch of road has been reopened for traffic, rather on an experimental basis. This decision of the authorities concerned has triggered a fresh…
Mysore/Mysuru: A lake in K.C. Layout (Kempu Cheluvajammanni Layout) near the foot of Chamundi Hill, is allegedly being encroached upon by certain private individuals. Making use of back-to-back Government holidays, a compound wall has quietly come up around the lake. Two boards have been put up at the site. One refers to 23 guntas of…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has expressed concern that the ongoing works under the Centre’s Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) at Chamundi Hill could pose a threat to the iconic Gopura (tower) of the Sri Chamundeshwari Temple. Speaking to reporters at the BJP office in Mysuru yesterday, he said authorities…
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