98 percent more rains compared to previous year data High inflow and outflow from Harangi, KRS reservoirs Kushalnagar: The Southwest Monsoon this year has brought bountiful rains to Kodagu and the district has experienced above-normal rainfall in the month of July. As a result, the outflow from the Harangi Reservoir to the Krishna Raja Sagar…
Efforts on to acquire 240-acre land for Mysore Airport expansion: Minister Somanna Bengaluru: Infrastructure Development Minister V. Somanna has said that the BJP Government is moving aggressively to set in place a robust civil aviation system to boost the State economy and plans are afoot to develop nine water aerodromes. Addressing a State-level Consultative Workshop…
Museums with rare photos of Kannambadi village to add sheen to statue concept Mysore/Mysuru: Over 80 percent of life-like and life-size statues of Rajarshi Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam’s Chief Founder-Patron and Sir M. Visvesvaraya (Sir MV), Wadiyar’s Dewan and Chief Engineer who built the dam, has been completed and will be…
Srirangapatna: A 20-year-old youth, who had come to KRS Dam with his friends, reportedly jumped into River Cauvery all of a sudden and is not found. The incident took place on Tuesday morning near the check-post, close to the dam. The youth, who jumped into the river and went missing, is Srujan, a resident of…
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…
Mysore/Mysuru: Boating facility has been temporarily suspended at Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary from yesterday following release of a large quantity of water to Cauvery River from KRS Dam. As there is heavy downpour in Kodagu, the inflow of water to KRS Dam has increased. Once the water is released from the KRS reservoir, which is located…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Royal Mysore Sailing Club (RMSC) is organising the National Junior Ranking Sailing championships in the backwaters of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam from July 29 to Aug. 4. The championship winners can subsequently qualify for Asian Games, European Games and even the Olympics. This is the fourth such championship being held at the…
Public participation important in conservation of water bodies and dams: Govind Karjol Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that a great responsibility rests with the Government, the bureaucracy and the public alike in conserving water bodies, dams, reservoirs and such other irrigation structures which were assiduously built by the erstwhile Mysore Maharajas in Mysuru region, Water Resources Minister Govind…
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…
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…
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