All outsiders residing atop Hill must be evicted: MLC Vishwanath Mysore/Mysuru: Chamarajanagar BJP MP and a long-time resident of Mysuru V. Sreenivasa Prasad has reiterated that Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai must be convinced about the dangers to ecology and forests if at all the ropeway project and railings to the steps are implemented atop Chamundi…
Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst growing chorus including from well-known Mysuru residents against the proposed ropeway project atop Chamundi Hill, Mysuru District-in-charge Minister and Minister for Cooperation S.T. Somashekhar said that the public opinion against the project will be conveyed to the CM Basavaraj Bommai. The revival of the ropeway project to Chamundi Hill — which was kept…
Tender process on; Rs. 9.75 crore needed IISc’s scientific riders will be adhered to Mysore/Mysuru: The Public Works Department (PWD) will start restoring the landslide-hit parts of Chamundi Hill within a month and tenders have been called through e-procurement for the purpose. The restoration works will be taken up based on the recommendations from the…
Renovation of iconic structure atop Chamundi Hill in full swing Mysore/Mysuru: The iconic Rajendra Vilas Palace atop Chamundi Hill will soon regain its lost glory where the Kings and Queens, Viceroys and Ambassadors wined and dined. End-to-end and top-to-bottom renovation works are in full swing and once completed, the structure will be run as a…
Do not go against nature and alter it, Pramoda Devi appeals Mysore/Mysuru: On the sidelines of the press conference that was called by Pramoda Devi Wadiyar this morning, she mentioned about the concretisation of Chamundi Hill and called for minimising the constructions and retaining the place as a destination of religious significance and not as…
Experts raise their voice against ropeway project; call to conserve ecology Mysore/Mysuru: Speakers at the round table meeting organised by Chamundi Betta Ulisi Samithi at JSS Women’s College in Saraswathipuram this morning made a fervent appeal to the Government to drop the proposed ropeway and railings for the steps at Chamundi Hill. The meeting deliberated…
City sculptor Arun Yogiraj of Adi Shankaracharya statue-fame to take up task in one-and-a-half months Mysore/Mysuru: The monolith Nandi Statue atop the Chamundi Hill that has developed cracks due to vagaries of weather and improper cleaning processes using high-power water jets will be restored to its original black colour and works will begin in one-and-a-half…
V. Sreenivasa Prasad writes to CM; says opposition to ropeway was not without merits Mysore/Mysuru: In a big boost to the environment activists, morning and evening walkers, NGOs and all those Mysureans who have an emotional connection with Chamundi Hill, former Minister and Chamarajanagar BJP MP V. Sreenivasa Prasad has opposed the proposed ropeway project…
Every time there is talk of development in Mysuru, the first target is Chamundi Hill. Now the “evergreen” project of ropeway is back and also the “enhancement of steps” which will turn the hill into a hyper-tourist destination at the cost of the hill turning into a mound of muck. And Mysureans have a duty…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Chamundi Hill is back in news again. Of course, for all the wrong reasons. The political class is hell bent on construction of a ropeway on this hillock. This subject comes up every two to three years, gets shelved due to the vehement opposition and then again resurfaces. …
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