Mysuru-Nanjangud Highway still under 5-ft of water; another life lost in Hunsur Mysore: Rainfall in Mysuru, Chamarajanagar and Kodagu seems of have receded but fury continues to haunt people in all these three districts. The death toll has increased over the past couple of days with rescue workers still continuing to shift people to secure…
Heavy to very heavy rains pound Kodagu
August 11, 2019Over 2,136 people are taking shelter in 25 relief camps across Kodagu District and the number of people being shifted to relief centres will see a dramatic increase as the rain is showing no signs of relenting. Life in Kodagu has been severely crippled with torrential downpour continuing to pound the district with more intensity….
Red Alert: Areas downstream in danger as KRS gates open
August 10, 2019Mysore/ Kushalnagar: The Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam has reached the 112 feet mark this morning and the Dam authorities have released 50,000 cusecs. Villagers living in downstream areas have been warned not to venture into the river as water will be in full force and sudden. A red alert has been issued. A team…
Boats sent from Mysuru Fire Brigade to Kodagu
August 10, 2019Kodagu administration seeks relief items; prepares list of 23 items that can be donated to collection centres Mysuru: Kodagu is facing the wrath of rain fury this year also as heavy showers continued to lash the district and there is no respite. Rivers Cauvery, Lakshmanatheertha, Keerepole and many rivulets have breached the danger level and…
Monsoon Mayhem: 5 KILLED in Kodagu
August 9, 2019Madikeri/Mysuru: Heavy rains and the resultant landslides have started taking its toll in Kodagu and Mysuru Districts. This morning, five people of two families died after an 80-feet hillock behind their house collapsed on their homes at Cherangala village in Kodagu. In Hanagodu near Hunsur of Mysuru district, 35-year-old Ganesh was killed last night when…
2,136 Kodagu residents take shelter in 25 relief camps
August 9, 2019Kodagu to run out of fuel in two days; 13 roads cut off KRS water level touches 100 feet; maximum 124 feet Madikeri/ Mysore: Over 2,136 people are taking shelter in 25 relief camps across Kodagu District and the number of people being shifted to relief centres will see a dramatic increase as the rain…
Bearing the brunt of Rainfall
August 9, 2019Travel plans of Mysureans and Bengalureans during this long weekend go for a toss If you are planning for a weekend trip to Kodagu now, you may have to exercise caution as Red Alert has been declared in the hilly district following heavy rains and landslides. The plans of Mysureans and Bengalureans to visit Kodagu…
Floodgates Open: 90,000 cusecs being released from Kabini; 30,000 cusecs from Harangi
August 8, 2019High alert in Harangi, Kabini downstream; tourists advised not to venture near rivers Mysuru: A high alert has been sounded along the downstream of Harangi and Kabini dams in areas such as Periyapatna, K.R. Nagar, Nanjangud and Suttur as thousands of cusecs of water is being released from Harangi and Kabini Reservoirs. Heavy rains in…
Opposition to widen NH-275 from Kushalnagar grows
August 8, 2019Coorg Wildlife Society President writes to Kodagu Deputy Commissioner highlighting destructive nature of the Project Mysuru: Continuing his efforts to stall the proposed widening of National Highway (NH) 275, Coorg Wildlife Society President K.C. Biddappa has written a letter to Deputy Commissioner of Kodagu opposing the project as it will bring untold miseries to the…
Rains clobber Kodagu
August 8, 2019Incessant heavy to very heavy rainfall is lashing Kodagu since the last four days bringing untold misery to the people of the hilly district. While last year’s havoc of floods and landslides — a result of a series of cloudbursts — was concentrated in Madikeri and Somwarpet Taluks, this year the scene has shifted to…
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