Far from being mundane, couple’s profession is exciting, adventurous Mysore/Mysuru: There are a lot of upsides to Working From Home (WFH) — that too in gardens — as the weather and wind lure one to work amidst lush green surroundings instead of keying-in words on a computer in cramped spaces within the confines of homes…
Sumalatha raises KRS Dam safety issue in Lok Sabha
July 21, 2021New Delhi: After meeting Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla yesterday seeking permission to raise the issue of illegal and rampant mining in the vicinity of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya, MP Sumalatha Ambarish raised the issue in Parliament this noon after she was permitted by the Chair. She said, in India there are…
Sumalatha seeks CBI probe into KRS Dam illegal mining
July 21, 2021Meets Union Jal Shakthi, Mining Ministers Seeks Speaker’s nod to raise issue in Parliament Mysore/Mysuru: Determined to take the stone mining and blasting issue around the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam to a logical end, Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish called upon Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in New Delhi yesterday to urge the Centre…
KRS Dam crosses 100 ft. mark
July 21, 2021Srirangapatna: Thanks to copious rains in the catchment areas of Kodagu, water level at KRS Dam in Mandya District has crossed the 100 feet mark. According to statistics provided by Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited, water level this morning stood at 101 feet as against a maximum level of 124.80 feet. Last year (2020), the Dam…
Collapsed portion of side wall at KRS Dam restored
July 20, 2021A warning bell, says Mandya MP Sumalatha Mysore/Mysuru: The minor side wall collapse under the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Reservoir pedestrian ramp path on the way from KRS Dam to Brindavan Gardens and Cauvery statue has been restored. The collapse occurred on Sunday night and the restoration work was completed within 24 hours before any…
Minor wall collapse at KRS Reservoir
July 19, 2021CNNL engineers say no need to panic Srirangapatna: At a time when the dust raised by political slugfest over illegal and legal stone mining activities posing a threat to the iconic Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam is yet to settle down, a minor wall collapse under the Reservoir steps last night has caused concern. Over…
Hale Unduwadi Drinking Water Project – A bird’s eye view
July 16, 2021Phase 1: 30-month deadline Project aim : To provide bulk water supply to Mysuru city, MUDA areas and villages Mysuru comprises 117 villages adjacent to MCC, MUDA region and city Mysuru Local Planning Area (2021) acquires a total area of 509.03 sq km within MUDA limits Hale Unduwadi scheme draws water from Krishna Raja Sagar…
‘Karnataka yet to utilise full capacity of KRS water’
July 16, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Stating that the KRS Dam was built over 95 years ago, retired Tahsildar Badrinath said that Karnataka can irrigate 1.25 lakh acres of land from the KRS reservoir as per an agreement reached between the erstwhile Mysore rulers and Madras Presidency then. But the State is using the water only for irrigating just over…
Set up Task Force for KRS Dam safety: Mandya MP
July 15, 2021Sumalatha visits stone crushers at Baby Betta; seeks info from fumbling officials Srirangapatna/Pandavapura: After her visit to the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam where she inspected a couple of sluice gates and interacted with the officials from Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL), Mandya MP Sumalatha visited certain quarries at Baby Betta in Pandavapura Taluk, the…
Dy.SP has a farmhouse at KRS backwaters, a restricted area!
July 15, 2021MP Sumalatha seeks detailed report Srirangapatna: During the inspection of KRS Dam yesterday, MP Sumalatha questioned the Police and the Karnataka State Industrial Security Force (KISF) that manages the Dam about certain issues concerning the Dam. She asked Inspector Santosh whether it had come to his notice that a few days back a group of…
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