Srirangapatna: The Yachting Association of India Multi Class Youth Sailing and Kiteboard Championship at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam entered the fourth day yesterday where over 120 youths are vying for various titles under many categories. The event will conclude on Aug. 13 (tomorrow) and is being jointly conducted by the Mandya District Administration…
YAI Multi Class Youth Sailing and Kiteboard Championship: 120 sailors compete for ranking at KRS backwaters
August 9, 2022Srirangapatna: The Yachting Association of India Multi Class Youth Sailing and Kiteboard Championship was formally inaugurated at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam last evening. The water in the Dam is to its brim and the skyline was dotted with boats where more than 120 sailors from across India competing with each other for the…
2nd MEG sailing event at KRS Dam from Aug. 7
August 3, 2022YAI Youth Multi-Class National Ranking Sailing and Kiteboard Championships Srirangapatna: The Second Edition of the Yachting Association of India (YAI) Youth Multi-Class National Ranking Sailing and Kiteboard Championships, will be held at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya from Aug. 7 to 13. The event will be organised by the Trishna Yacht Club…
KRS Dam filled up twice this monsoon
July 28, 2022KRS Dam: Highest inflow – 85,445 cusecs; Highest outflow – 84,923 cusecs (16.07.2022) Harangi Dam: Highest inflow – 17,231 cusecs; Highest outflow – 21,186 cusecs (11.07.2022). Kushalnagar: Bountiful rains in the Cauvery catchment areas of Kodagu district in June and July this year have resulted in a record inflow to the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS)…
Trial blast at KRS: Farmers launch ‘Go Back’ campaign
July 25, 2022Mandya: The week-long trial blast scheduled to be conducted from today by a team of scientists from the Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CSIR-CIMFR), Jharkhand, to study the impact of stone quarrying in the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam area has met with stiff opposition by farmers who have launched a ‘Go Back’…
Museum of legacy iron crest gates planned at KRS Dam
July 22, 2022Mysore/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
July 22, 2022CM 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
July 21, 2022Five 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
July 14, 20221.5 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
July 11, 2022Daily 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…
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