Five trees from Jaladarshini Guest House to Paduvarahalli Signal Lights junction were felled yesterday to straighten the accident-prone Hunsur Road. MP Pratap Simha, about two days ago, had inspected the spot along with members of Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), officials of NHAI, Forest Department and MCC, during which it was decided to fell five trees…
Mysuru: The controversial project to straighten the Hunsur Road bend between Kalamandira and Valmiki Road near Jaladarshini Guest House has been dropped following growing opposition to the project that will destroy the heritage ambience of the section of the road. Instead, the stretch of the road from Kukkarahalli Lake side will be widened by 200…
Mysuru: Contradicting the Government’s plan to shelve the straightening of the Hunsur Road stretch near Jaladarshini Guest House, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha said, “We will try our best to straighten the road and will not allow the money sanctioned for the project to be used for other development works including the widening and asphalting of…
By V. N. Prasad, Design Engineer & PMC; Roads (Retd.) With due respects to my learned friends who staged silent protests against straightening of the stretch between Kalamandira and the Mosque on Hunsur Road near Jaladarshini Guest House, I wish to make the following observations from a design engineer’s perspective. Having practiced Road Engineering from…
Mysuru: Amidst protests and counter protests, the ground-breaking ceremony (guddali puja) for the road straightening works on Hunsur Road near Jaladarshini Guest House was performed by leaders cutting across party lines, here this morning. Despite the stiff opposition from the residents and environmental groups to the Rs. 12 crore project, the might of the State…
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