Mysuru: Four tourists from Bengaluru including a couple and a kid had a miraculous escape, when a SUV they were travelling in turned turtle on Chamundi Hill Road in the city this morning. The incident occurred at about 7.45 am and the identity of the car occupants is yet to be known. It is said…
Traffic held up as bus hits electric pole on Chamundi Hill Road
December 31, 2024Mysuru: Traffic was temporarily disrupted near View Point atop Chamundi Hill early this morning when a private tourist bus collided with an electric pole, causing it to fall across the road. Fortunately, no injuries were reported, as the power supply to the pole had already been disconnected due to unpaid bills. The accident occurred between…
Restoring Chamundi Hill Landslides: Eight months on, PWD awaits fund clearance
June 17, 2022Fresh cracks appear on road owing to heavy rains Mysore/Mysuru: Nearly eight months after the fourth massive landslide atop Chamundi Hill, the Public Works Department (PWD), which has the responsibility of reconstructing the collapsed portion and building a retaining wall to prevent further damages, is awaiting fund clearance from the Finance Department. A budget of…
Massive landslides atop Chamundi Hill: Convert Nandi Statue road into trekking path
December 1, 2021Technical Committee of Institution of Engineers comes up with feasible recommendations Mysore/Mysuru: The Technical Committee of the Institution of Engineers (India), Mysuru Local Centre, constituted to assess the damages to the Chamundi Hill road linking the View Point and the Nandi Statue has recommended to the District Administration to abandon the road for vehicular traffic…
PWD Minister inspects landslide-hit Chamundi Hill
November 13, 2021Repair cost cannot be revealed now due to MLC election code of conduct: C.C. Patil Mysore/Mysuru: Exactly a week after two scientists from Geotechnical Engineering Department under Civil Engineering of Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) visited the Chamundi Hill for the second time to assess the damage, Public Works Department (PWD) Minister C.C. Patil visited…
Crumbling rocks, mud
November 6, 2021Gaping cracks, river-like water flow from atop Chamundi Hill pose risk IISc. Bengaluru Geo Tech team visits Hill; to advise restoration angles Mysore/Mysuru: Within a span of 18 days, a portion of Chamundi Hill — between View Point and Nandi Statue — has collapsed thrice, increasing the risk to motorists and villagers up the Hill….
Chamundi Hill retaining wall has multiple yawning gaps
October 22, 2021Netas, officials focus only on development but silent on conservation, green cover Mysore/Mysuru: A portion of Chamundi Hill collapsed on Wednesday night, exposing the callous nature of the official machinery and elected representatives. Though formal press releases were issued to convey the ‘concern’ of the Government for ‘immediate repairs and restoration,’ the political statements did…
Chamundi Hill Road development works in limbo
October 24, 2019Mysore: The much touted Chamundi Hill Road development works that was to be taken up at an estimated cost of Rs. 34.25 crore, is now in a limbo due to opposition from environmentalists, who claim that the project will result in the felling of a large number of trees. The Congress Government headed by Siddharamaiah…
Dog, with its legs tied and left to die on the road, rescued
August 29, 2019Mysuru: A dog whose all four legs had been tightly tied and left on the road to die has been saved in city. The abandoned dog was fortunately rescued by a Good Samaritan and the canine has now been adopted and medical treatment is being provided. Ajit Thandur, a resident of city, spotted the canine…
Median Gardens add glitz to Chamundi Hill View Points
June 11, 2019[Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] The View Points atop city’s landmark Chamundi Hill are beckoning tourists after the recent facelift, environment promotion and beautification works undertaken by a Non-Government Organisation since the last three months. The District Administration had constructed special protruding platforms at the two View Points on the way to the Hill and…
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