Mysuru: Thirty-four months and 2 weeks (nearly 3 years) have passed after the first major landslide occurred atop the Chamundi Hill between View Point and Nandi Statue (Nandi Statue Road) in October 2021. Yet the critical Rs. 10-crore retaining wall project remains unfinished. Despite promises from two successive Governments – first the BJP and then…
3 landslides and two-and-a-half years later… Chamundi Hill retaining wall still INCOMPLETE
March 5, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Nearly two-and-a-half years after the first major landslide occurred atop the Chamundi Hill between View Point and Nandi Statue Road in October 2021, the retaining wall to prevent further damage is still incomplete. Consequently, the 400-metre road has remained closed to traffic since then. As of now, only 70 percent of the planned 50-ft…
Construction of Chamundi Hill retaining wall: 10 months on, 40 percent work over; 3 more months needed
June 6, 2023New technology of fixing retaining wall to Hill’s rocky structure to prevent landslides Mysore/Mysuru: Works on constructing a retaining wall to restore the portions of the Nandi Statue Road atop Chamundi Hill that witnessed a series of landslides is still a work-in-progress project even after 10 months and till now, only 40 percent has been…
Chamundi Hill retaining wall construction: Rains slow down work
December 12, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Incessant rains caused by Cyclone Mandous have slowed down the construction of the retaining wall to restore the portions of the Nandi Statue Road atop Chamundi Hill that witnessed a series of landslides. The State Government has released Rs. 9.75 crore for the works and the actual restoration works began in the first week…
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