Kushalnagar: The Kodagu District Administration has shelved the ambitious project of constructing a hanging bridge at Dubare that was originally planned to be 110 metres in length and having a width of 1.8 metres. The funds that were sanctioned for the project have been withdrawn and it has been used for COVID relief. The proposal…
Hanging Bridges of Kodagu: Reality Check – 5: Govt. rejects proposal to repair Abbey Falls hanging bridge
December 1, 2020Kushalnagar: The State Government has rejected the proposal of repairing the hanging bridge located at Abbey Falls in Madikeri due to safety concerns. Very different from other hanging bridges of Kodagu is the one at Abbey Falls. While the other hanging bridges in the hilly district are built for people to cross from one river…
Hanging Bridges of Kodagu: Reality Check – 2
November 27, 2020Second hanging bridge to come up at Kaveri Nisargadhama Kushalnagar: The Kodagu Forest Department has sent a proposal to the District Administration to build another hanging bridge across River Cauvery at Kaveri Nisargadhama near Kushalnagar. The existing 90-metre hanging bridge has been declared unsafe. The proposal has been submitted and is in the estimation stage…
Tourist spot Dubare to get 110-metre-long hanging bridge
November 26, 2020Hanging Bridges of Kodagu: Reality Check – 1 Kushalnagar: The tourist spot of Dubare in Kodagu district, famed for its elephant camp and a wide and turbulent River Cauvery, will soon get a hanging bridge. The suspension bridge will be 110 metres in length and will have a width of 1.8 metres. The proposal has…
Hanging in balance
September 16, 2018Kushalnagar: The hanging bride built across Cauvery River near Sri Ramalingeshwara Temple at Kanive close to Kushalnagar in Somwarpet taluk of Kodagu District has been severely damaged by recent floods that devastated Kodagu. The hanging bridge connects villages along the border between Kodagu and Mysuru Districts. It also acted as a bond between villagers. The…
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