Mysore/Mysuru: Public opinion against the proposed ropeway project on top of Chamundi Hill to attract tourists is slowly building up after the announcement was made in this year’s State Budget. Though there was opposition earlier too for the project, it was in subdued nature as there was no official confirmation though there were talks about…
Will the ropeway reduce vehicular traffic? No Will tourists pay for a limited scenic ride? No Is the project economically viable? No Will it disrupt sensitive ecosystem? Yes Will it destroy spiritual environment? Yes Is it destined to be an eyesore finally? Yes By Bhamy V. Shenoy Ever since the Karnataka Government has approved the…
Railings to be installed on both sides of hill steps Mysore/Mysuru: A mesh fence will be erected to demarcate forest boundary atop Chamundi Hill. The fence will ensure that there is no threat to Chamundi Hill and its fragile ecosystem from encroachers. This will also prevent wild animals from entering human habitat in the Hill…
RDPR Minister K.S. Eshwarappa, who was in city this morning, visited Chamundi Hill and offered prayers to the deity along with his family members. BJP Backward Class Morcha City President Jogi Manju and other party leaders accompanied him.
Mysore/Mysuru: Setting in motion a slew of development works across Chamundeshwari Assembly segment, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha and Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) this morning performed guddali puja for a number of works at various places coming under the Constituency. Pratap Simha and GTD launched the works for the Rs. 3.81 crore Food Zone atop…
Bengaluru: After visiting the Chamundi Hill and assessing the damages caused by a couple of landslides due to incessant rains and after obtaining an estimate from his Department, Public Works (PWD) Minister C.C. Patil has said that Rs. 9.96 crore would be needed to restore the damaged portions. Making an announcement in the Legislature session…
One can sign at Dr. Rajkumar flag post near K.R. Circle; 10 am to 5 pm Mysore/Mysuru: A seven-day signature campaign to press for the protection of Chamundi Hill as a religious place and not as a tourist destination was launched on Dec. 9. The campaign also asked the Government to ban the movement of…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Save Chamundi Hill signature campaign has got over 7,000 signatures in two days and a majority of the signatories are college students and youths who are aware of the mindless destruction. “But looking at the response of people, we felt that more awareness is needed to save the Hill. We have a long…
Mysore/Mysuru: As part of International Volunteers’ Day, a cleaning campaign was conducted at Chamundi Hill last Sunday in which college students and volunteers of various organisations took part. The cleaning campaign was jointly organised by Youth for Seva and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in which students of ATME College, NIE and Yuvaraja’s College…
Three days ago, on December 1st, the Technical Committee of the Institution of Engineers (India) met the Mysuru DC and submitted a fantastic recommendation. The Committee recommended that the 1.4-kilometre stretch of road between the Nandi Statue and Chamundi Hill View Point, prone to landslides, be converted into a trekking path. Now, while at it,…
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