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Museum of legacy iron crest gates planned at KRS Dam 
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Museum of legacy iron crest gates planned at KRS Dam 

July 22, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: A museum of old crest gates conceptualised and designed by Sir M. Visvesvaraya will be an added attraction for tourists who visit the 90-year-old Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam as the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) that manages the reservoir is making grand plans for the same. These crest gates, numbering over 173, are…

Bad roads deter tourists from visiting KRS reservoir
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Bad roads deter tourists from visiting KRS reservoir

July 22, 2022

CM releases Rs. 9.4 crore for road repair works Srirangapatna: Tourists are shying away from visiting the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam due to bad roads. Not one approach road to the Dam is in good shape. Officials from the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) told Star of Mysore that the bad roads are a…

Week-long trial blasts at quarries around KRS Dam from July 25
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Week-long trial blasts at quarries around KRS Dam from July 25

July 21, 2022

Five places identified for mining explosions by CSIR-CIMFR Jharkhand team Mysore/Mysuru: The stage is set for trial blasts to study the impact of blasting and deep-earth mining activities around the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya district. With the conduct of the trial blast, the controversy over the illegal stone and granite mining activity…

Tourism on Cauvery River banks banned
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Tourism on Cauvery River banks banned

July 14, 2022

1.5 lakh cusecs of water released from KRS Dam No entry to Gaganachukki, Bharachukki waterfalls Wall built to restrict movement on Wellesley Bridge Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai likely to offer Bagina at KRS on July 20 Srirangapatna: Over 75,000 to 1.50 lakh cusecs of water is being released from the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam…

Colourful lights attract visitors to KRS Dam
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Colourful lights attract visitors to KRS Dam

July 11, 2022

Daily illumination from 6.55 pm to 8 pm; weekends and holidays till 9 pm Historic British-era Wellesley Bridge closed for traffic, pedestrians Mysore/Mysuru: Hundreds of tourists braving intermittent rains and chill are thronging the South Gate of the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya District to view the spectacular release of water from the…

Flood alert sounded downstream KRS, Kabini
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Flood alert sounded downstream KRS, Kabini

July 7, 2022

33,602 cusecs inflow recorded at KRS due to heavy rains in Kodagu 4,000 cusecs to be released from Kabini; inflow of 18,563 cusecs Boating at Ranganathittu Sanctuary might close if outflow is high Mysore/Mysuru: With just 7.86 ft for the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam to reach its maximum capacity, a flood alert has been…

KRS, Kabini, Harangi inflow increases
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KRS, Kabini, Harangi inflow increases

July 5, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: Widespread and incessant rains in Kodagu district, especially at the Cauvery River catchment areas in Madikeri Taluk, has resulted in the increased inflow to the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam. With the increased inflow, there are speculations that the Dam will reach its maximum capacity of 124.80 feet by July end. Yesterday morning, an…

Government mum on KRS Disneyland project
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Government mum on KRS Disneyland project

July 5, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: The ambitious project of converting the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam and Brindavan Gardens into a Disneyland-like tourist destination will not be a reality anytime soon as the State Government has not evinced any interest in it. The project was initiated by the then CM H.D. Kumaraswamy and then Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh,  strongly…

100 ft water in KRS for first time in 10 years during May
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100 ft water in KRS for first time in 10 years during May

May 15, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: The Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district has written a record of sorts by storing 100 ft water in May, the peak summer season. This is for the first time in 10 years that the water level has stood at 100 ft during May. Above normal rainfall in the…

Sir M.V’s great-grandnephew, family visit KRS Dam
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Sir M.V’s great-grandnephew, family visit KRS Dam

May 10, 2022

Srirangapatna: The family members of Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya (Sir. M.V.) were touched to hear from the officers manning the Krishna Raja Sagar Dam (KRS) in Mandya that people of Mandya worship Sir. M.V. and Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar every day as they have transformed their lives by giving them a permanent source of water…

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