Tourism Department urged to take over half-finished aquarium project Mysuru: The Mysuru Zoo (Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens) has rejected the Tourism Department’s proposal to develop Karanji Lake Nature Park as a tourist destination, citing environmental concerns and potential commercial exploitation that could harm the fragile ecosystem. Instead, the Zoo authorities have suggested that the Tourism…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Last Sunday I had the opportunity of spending a full three hours, with my family, immersed in a rapturous reverie that thankfully we in Mysuru have been enjoying year after year, for the past twenty-three years, thanks to the untiring efforts of its sponsors, organisers and performers of a…
Mysuru: Following a series of holidays from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3, tourists thronged the city in large numbers, with the prominent tourist spots like Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) and Karanji Lake Nature Park earning a significant revenue in the form of entry fees. A total of 1,09,088 footfalls were recorded including Zoo…
Mysuru: In a major decision taken in the interest of ecological conservation, City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar has issued a notification declaring the radius of 50 metres around Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, popular as Mysuru Zoo and Karanji Lake Nature Park, as ‘Silent Zone’. Following the recommendation from the Executive Director of Mysuru Zoo to…
Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Wildlife Week, Mysuru Zoo had organised a Nature Walk at Karanji Lake Nature Park in the city this morning. Over 150 people including students, nature lovers and others took part in the Nature Walk between 7.30 am and 8.30 am, during which Deputy Range Forest Officer (DRFO) Manjunath and Zoo Education…
Concrete rings, littered jelly stones near recently repaired manhole add to civic woes Mysore/Mysuru: The traffic hurdle on Thandi Sadak (Karanji Lake Bund Road) near Karanji Lake in city is far from over. In a blatant manner, the concrete rings have been kept on the either side of manhole that was recently repaired by Mysuru…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Karanji Lake Bund Road, known for its bustling traffic, has become an increasingly hazardous route due to a single barricade placed in the middle of the road in a linear position. Frequent accidents happen here when vehicles either hit the barricade or while overtaking at this point. Driving on this road in the…
Mysore/Mysuru: The newly installed entry gate connecting Regional Museum of Natural History (RMNH) with Karanji Lake Nature Park for the benefit of tourists and visitors will be inaugurated tomorrow (Nov. 18) at 11.30 am by Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) Chairman M. Shivakumar. Public and tourists can park their vehicles either at the designated parking…
Mysore/Mysuru: A two-day bird-watching programme was organised by Wild Life Conservation Foundation at Karanji Lake in city recently. Over 80 students from Adarsha Schools (Adarsha Vidyalayas) participated in the programme where D. Rajkumar, Anil Kumar Pradeep and Mark Steve were the resource persons who explained about varieties of bird species, its food habits, habitation, its…
Mysore/Mysuru: Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, Mysuru, has announced that Zoo and Karanji Lake Nature Park will be kept open for public on Tuesday (May 31) on account of summer holidays, according to a press release from the Deputy Conservator of Forests & Executive Director, Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, Mysuru.
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