Mysore/Mysuru: A team of scientists from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CSIR-CIMFR) yesterday visited the stone and granite mining areas in Mandya District to study the impact of mining activities on the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam. The team studied the vibrations caused due to blasting…
Youth drives Police jeep on KRS Dam
February 27, 2021Public not even allowed by security men to walk here Srirangapatna: A youth has landed himself in a controversy after driving a Police jeep on top of the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya. While there is no information on the exact day and time, the very video which has been shot on a…
KRS Leopard trapped
February 11, 2021Srirangapatna: Tourists flocking Brindavan Gardens and officials manning the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya have heaved a sigh of relief as the elusive leopard that was roaming around the Dam vicinity has finally been trapped last night. The feline, in search of food, voluntarily entered a cage placed by the Forest Department. Today…
Leopard sighted at Brindavan Gardens
February 5, 2021Entry to KRS not closed Three cages placed inside the Garden to nab big cat Mysore/Mysuru: A leopard has been found roaming on the premises of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna taluk on Wednesday, creating a scare. The CCTV camera footage accessed from site shows the big cat wandering near the South Gate…
Impose total ban on stone mining to save KRS Dam
February 1, 2021Melukote MLA C.S. Puttaraju urges Government Mandya: Melukote JD(S) MLA and former Minister C.S. Puttaraju has urged the Government to completely ban all stone mining activities in the surroundings of KRS Dam if mining posed a safety threat to the Dam. He was speaking after performing ‘Guddali Puja’ (ground-breaking ceremony) for road development works in…
Mining around KRS Dam draws CM’s attention
January 25, 2021Shivamogga: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa yesterday instructed the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of respective districts to take immediate steps to stop illegal mining across the State. Speaking to newsmen at the helipad before returning to the State Capital, he said that henceforth DCs concerned will be held responsible for the illegal mining. “I have not…
Rains increase water levels in KRS, Kabini Dams again
September 22, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Thanks to copious rains in catchment areas, the inflow into KRS Dam has increased. Also, boating at Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary near Srirangapatna has been suspended for one week following heavy discharge of water from the Dam. According to information available, this morning (9 am), the inflow into KRS was 37,154 cusecs and outflow 43,475…
Rain, with high-velocity winds, pounds Kodagu
September 21, 202040,000 cusecs of water released from KRS Dam; 35,625 cusecs from Kabini and 12,354 from Harangi Madikeri: Heavy rain, coupled with gusty winds, is lashing Kodagu throwing life out of gear in the last 48 hours. The district, that is just coming out of devastating floods and landslides in August this year, is again being…
ADGP Bhaskar Rao inspects security at KRS, Airport
September 17, 2020‘Any security lapse will be treated as serious offence’ Mysore/Mysuru: Additional Director General of Police (ADGP-Internal Security Division) Bhaskar Rao inspected security arrangements at Mysore Airport in Mandakalli and also at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district yesterday. He arrived at the Airport at around 11.30 am and inspected security…
Tourists can visit KRS from Sept. 16
September 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: After months of inactivity at the famed Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam, the tourist place is set to open from Sept. 16, Wednesday. The State Government has given permission to Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) that manages the Dam to allow tourists, albeit with strict social distancing norms. The KRS Dam was shut for…
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