District Heritage Panel to seek funds from corporates Mysore/Mysuru: The District Heritage and Conservation Committee, which met at the official residence premises of Deputy Commissioner (DC) here last evening, discussed the feasibility of creating a corpus fund for maintenance of heritage buildings in Mysuru. The meeting, which was chaired by DC Dr. K.V. Rajendra, also…
Survey of 131 heritage buildings picks up pace
October 31, 2022Report to be submitted to DC after grading of structures as per norms Mysore/Mysuru: The ongoing survey of 131 heritage structures within the limits of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has gained momentum and it will take one more month to complete the task. A report will be submitted to Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra…
Collapse of heritage structures: A wake-up call for Mysureans
October 25, 2022By Gouri Satya, Senior Journalist The recent reports about the fate of heritage structures in quick succession come as a shock and bring to focus once again the monumental neglect of the age-old buildings by the authorities concerned in Mysuru. The way they are facing decay and damage may turn Mysuru into a city sans…
Survey begins to grade city’s 131 heritage structures
October 24, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Facing flak for inaction as many heritage structures of Mysuru are crumbling due to years of neglect and constant excuses of lack of funds for their repairs and restoration, the District Heritage Committee and the Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage are undertaking a survey to grade 131 notified heritage structures within the jurisdiction…
Neglect of heritage structures decried
October 24, 2022Save Mysuru’s Heritage, Save Mysuru’s Pride Over 300 people take part in candlelight protest in front of Fire Brigade Station Memorandum to be submitted to Government seeking Rs. 500 crore grants for heritage conservation Mysore/Mysuru: A candlelight protest was organised at 7 pm yesterday at the Fire Brigade Station in Saraswathipuram to draw the attention…
Echo of Maharani’s Chem-Lab collapse: Protest to save heritage tomorrow
October 22, 2022Conservationists visit Maharani’s College; suggest remedial measures Mysore/Mysuru: Heritage-lovers, conservationists and like-minded people of Mysuru will hold a candle-light vigil and protest at Saraswathipuram Fire Brigade premises tomorrow at 7 pm. The protest is being organised against the apathetic attitude of the State Government, Mysuru District Administration and the Mysuru City Corporation in protecting the…
Multiple heritage structure collapses cause concern
October 22, 2022Authorities look the other way citing fund crunch, lament conservationists Mysore/Mysuru: Frequent collapse of heritage buildings in Heritage City has caused concern among conservationists, heritage experts and the general public. While a portion of Maharani’s Science College collapsed yesterday, reducing the Chemistry Laboratory and another adjacent room into rubble, a portion of the Mysore Palace…
Amid talks of demolishing & reconstructing Devaraja Market, Lansdowne Building… Two buildings to be renovated
July 3, 2022Sri Chandramouleshwara Swamy Temple near Palace Old City Police Commissioner’s Office at Nazarbad Mysore/Mysuru: There is a desperate need to save historical, cultural and heritage-value structures in Mysuru city that are in dilapidated condition as there is a danger of them meeting the fate of structures like Lansdowne Building, Devaraja Market, V.V. Market and the…
Heritage restoration works: Yaduveer Wadiyar visits Government Ayurveda College and Hospital
May 31, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: With the restoration and repair works of Government Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital at Sir M. Visvesvaraya Circle (K.R. Hospital Circle) on Sayyaji Rao Road going on, titular head of the erstwhile Mysore Royal Family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar visited the college and hospital for an inspection of works this morning. The college building,…
Has Mysuru gone Bengaluru way?—6: Iconic Mysore and its Tipping Point
January 19, 2022By R. Chandra Prakash The Wadiyar dynasty of Mysore State had a divine heart and a magic sceptre in their hand. Their belief in Goddess Chamundeshwari was the divine driving force behind their rule. And, as if to give credence to their belief in Goddess Chamundi, the dynasty’s womenfolk were equal participants in the protection…
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