If silt is cleared from three Reservoirs, storage capacity can be increased by up to 8 tmcft By Bapu Lingaraj Urs Mysore/Mysuru: The live storage capacity of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS), Harangi and Kabini Reservoirs along the Cauvery Basin is decreasing due to siltation. Surprisingly, successive Governments have not taken any action to address this…
Brindavan Gardens closed for tourists today also Srirangapatna: Following heavy rains and gusty winds which brought down many trees, huge branches and electric poles at Brindavan Gardens in Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) on Monday afternoon, Srirangapatna MLA Ramesh Babu Bandisiddegowda yesterday visited Brindavan Gardens and conducted inspection. As a precautionary measure, Brindavan Gardens was closed…
Heavy rains, gusty wind bring down trees, branches Srirangapatna: Brindavan Gardens at the famed Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district has been temporarily closed for tourists since last evening after many trees and branches came crashing down due to heavy rains and gusty wind yesterday afternoon. Heavy rains, accompanied by…
Woman arrested for killing paramour’s family of five Srirangapatna: Hearing a case last year, the Delhi High Court observed, “illicit relationship is a perfect mix for disaster. Most times, it turns the family system into hell.” A perfect example to illustrate this observation is the case where five members of a family were murdered at…
Killing occurs when family was fast asleep; Neighbours, relatives shell-shocked Srirangapatna: The quiet neighbourhood of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) village, a few kilometres from Mysuru, woke up this morning to the gruesome murder of five of a family. A woman and four children were hacked to death inside their house on Bazaar Lane and preliminary…
Once implemented, Reservoir will become first in State to have hi-tech feature of operating crest gates sitting at office Mysore/Mysuru: The Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya district is all set to achieve the distinction of being the first reservoir in Karnataka to implement SCADA system of water monitoring for real-time and live data….
Mysore/Mysuru: In separate incidents, four boys and two youths were drowned at Talakad and at Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) near here. In the first incident, four youths, who had gone for a swim in Cauvery River near Hemmige B village near Talakad yesterday, met their watery graves. The deceased are Yashwanth Kumar (15), Mahadeva Prasad (15),…
Reservoir just 5 feet short of attaining maximum level of 124.8 feet Mysore/Mysuru: Crest gates of Krishna Raja Sagar in Mandya District have been opened to release water to Cauvery River and Canals. The Dam is receiving 97,533 cusecs of water as it rained heavily in Kodagu since the last couple of days. Today morning’s…
Southern Gate of Reservoir to get complete facelift with matching marble stone designs Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi apprises Pramoda Devi Wadiyar about the project that reinvents history Mysore/Mysuru: In six months, visitors to Brindavan Gardens and the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam that attracts thousands of tourists every day will get to see life-like…
For the first time in 86 years, water level at the dam remains at its maximum level of 124.80 ft. for 96 days straight Mysuru: The Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya District, located about fifteen kms from Mysuru city, is all set to create a new record of sorts as…
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