Tag: Krishna Raja Sagar Dam

Mining blast threat to KRS: Experts visit quarries
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Mining blast threat to KRS: Experts visit quarries

March 4, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: A team of scientists from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CSIR-CIMFR) yesterday visited the stone and granite mining areas in Mandya District to study the impact of mining activities on the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam. The team studied the vibrations caused due to blasting…

Police picnic in restricted KRS backwaters makes a splash
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Police picnic in restricted KRS backwaters makes a splash

February 28, 2021

Srirangapatna: A day after an incident of a youth driving a Police jeep on the wall of the high-security Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam from the main gate (North Gate) came to light, another incident where Police personnel were found partying at KRS backwaters, again a restricted area, has surfaced. Photos of Policemen partying at…

Youth drives Police jeep on KRS Dam
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Youth drives Police jeep on KRS Dam

February 27, 2021

Public not even allowed by security men to walk here   Srirangapatna: A youth has landed himself in a controversy after driving a Police jeep on top of the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya. While there is no information on the exact day and time, the very video which has been shot on a…

KRS Leopard trapped
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KRS Leopard trapped

February 11, 2021

Srirangapatna: Tourists flocking Brindavan Gardens and officials manning the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya have heaved a sigh of relief as the elusive leopard that was roaming around the Dam vicinity has finally been trapped last night.  The feline, in search of food, voluntarily entered a cage placed by the Forest  Department.  Today…

Leopard sighted at Brindavan Gardens
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Leopard sighted at Brindavan Gardens

February 5, 2021

Entry to KRS not closed    Three cages placed inside the Garden to nab big cat Mysore/Mysuru: A leopard has been found roaming on the premises of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna taluk on Wednesday, creating a scare. The CCTV camera footage accessed from site shows the big cat wandering near the South Gate…

Echo of Shivamogga blast; Explosives seized in Mandya
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Echo of Shivamogga blast; Explosives seized in Mandya

January 25, 2021

Mandya: Close on the heels of a blast at a stone quarry caused by a truckload of gelatine in Shivamogga district in which six people died last week, the Mandya District Administration has seized explosives and seized vehicles used for quarrying.  Residents in several parts of Mandya, particularly around the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam,…

Rains increase water levels in KRS, Kabini Dams again
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Rains increase water levels in KRS, Kabini Dams again

September 22, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Thanks to copious rains in catchment areas, the inflow into KRS Dam has increased. Also, boating at Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary near Srirangapatna has been suspended for one week following heavy discharge of water from the Dam.  According to information available, this morning (9 am), the inflow into KRS was 37,154 cusecs and outflow 43,475…

Rain, with high-velocity winds, pounds Kodagu
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Rain, with high-velocity winds, pounds Kodagu

September 21, 2020

40,000 cusecs of water released from KRS Dam; 35,625 cusecs from Kabini and 12,354 from Harangi Madikeri: Heavy rain, coupled with gusty winds, is lashing Kodagu throwing life out of gear in the last 48 hours. The district, that is just coming out of devastating floods and landslides in August this year, is again being…

ADGP Bhaskar Rao inspects security at KRS, Airport
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ADGP Bhaskar Rao inspects security at KRS, Airport

September 17, 2020

‘Any security lapse will be treated as serious offence’ Mysore/Mysuru: Additional Director General of Police (ADGP-Internal Security Division) Bhaskar Rao inspected security arrangements at Mysore Airport in Mandakalli and also at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district yesterday. He arrived at the Airport at around 11.30 am and inspected security…

Brindavan Gardens beckon tourists
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Brindavan Gardens beckon tourists

September 16, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: The Brindavan Gardens in Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam re-opened today and is all set to receive tourists after a gap of nearly six months. The Dam was closed for visitors in March this year after the country-wide lockdown due to COVID-19 threat. Now, the gates of the Gardens are opened to welcome tourists…

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