Mandya: Agriculture Minister N. Chaluvarayaswamy clarified that the crest gate of the KRS Dam was accidentally opened during maintenance work and not deliberately to release water to Tamil Nadu. He assured that officials acted swiftly to rectify the mistake. Chaluvarayaswamy, who also serves as the Mandya District Minister, stated that the Dam held 107 feet…
KRS crest gate 5 remains open for over 20 hours; probe ordered Mysuru: Even as the washing away of a crest gate at the Tungabhadra Reservoir in Vijayanagara district in August 2024 remains fresh in public memory, over 1,000 cusecs (cubic feet per second) of water was discharged into the river from one of the…
Mysuru: On Mar. 23, the KRS Dam had a storage of 29.112 tmcft, which was reduced to 28.330 tmcft by March 25 — indicating an outflow of 0.782 tmcft over two days. Of this, approximately 0.2 tmcft is released daily into the canals, amounting to 0.4 tmcft over two days. Additionally, around 0.15 tmcft is…
Mandya: Maintaining that the proposed drinking water project aimed at supplying 500 MLD water to the State Capital Bengaluru from KRS Dam in Srirangapatna taluk will sound a death-knell to tail end farmers of VC (Visvesvaraya Canal) farm region of Mandya district, former Minister and senior JD(S) leader D.C. Thammanna has warned that a massive…
If X-Mas is here can New Year be far behind? Before you are done with your X-Mas cake, the New Year beckons you with whiskey bottles for a bash. Revelry begins with good news of New Year resolutions and ends with bad news of drunken brawls and road accidents. These two days of the Christian…
Mysuru hotel industry awaits clarity on New Year’s Eve celebrations Mysuru: Tense moments unfolded at the Brindavan Gardens in Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam site in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district last evening, as the musical fountain show was cancelled due to the 7-day State mourning announced following the death of former Prime Minister Dr….
Mysuru: The Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna taluk, Mandya district, has maintained a maximum water level of 124.80 feet from Sept. 11, 2024, to Nov. 10 — an impressive 60-day stretch — according to data from the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre. This sustained high level is positive news, ensuring that Mysuru-Mandya…
Mandya: As part of Dasara, a vibrant flower show and spectacular illumination display have been organised at the Brindavan Gardens, located at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna Taluk, Mandya District. This captivating show will run beyond Oct. 12, till Oct. 20. As part of the illumination efforts, the entire Garden is adorned with…
Museum plans for heritage gates shelved due to cost factor? Farmers oppose sale to scrap yard Mysuru: In July 2022, the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL), which manages the historic Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya District, announced ambitious plans to establish a museum showcasing the old crest gates (sluice gates) of the Dam,…
Vanity bag with jewels, cash worth lakhs of rupees returned to Shivamogga tourist Srirangapatna: In a good Samaritan act, two Karnataka State Industrial Security Force (KSISF) personnel have returned a vanity bag of a tourist, who had left behind the bag, at Brindavan Gardens attached to Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) dam in the taluk. A…
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