District Minister G.T. Devegowda to hold emergency meeting at DC’s Office tomorrow Hit by severe water shortage, residents take protest route; burn tyres, block roads Corporation authorities say they are prepared to tackle drinking water woes Water level at KRS stands at 89 feet as against a maximum level of 124.80 feet Mysuru: Several areas…
Echo of bomb blasts in Colombo, Sri Lanka: Red alert in Mysuru, KRS
April 24, 2019United Christian Forum holds prayer service at St. Joseph’s Cathedral Bodies of four JD(S) leaders arrive at Bengaluru Mortal remains of three others expected to arrive this evening Death toll reaches 360 Mysuru/Mandya: A red alert has been sounded across Mysuru and Mandya districts, frequented by thousands of tourists including foreigners, after the serial bomb…
Disneyland at KRS is my brainchild; will go ahead with project: CM Kumaraswamy
February 21, 2019Mandya: Even as farmer organisations including Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha have opposed the Disneyland-like amusement park at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam and Brindavan Gardens, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has said that he is committed to establish the amusement project as it is his brainchild. He told press persons here yesterday night: “It is my…
‘Karnataka will not step back on Disneyland in KRS’
February 5, 2019Mysuru: There is no question of stepping back from the construction of Karnataka Government’s ambitious ‘Disneyland’ project at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Reservoir, said Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh here on Sunday. Answering to a reporter’s query, the Minister said that the project was included in the last year budget announcement. Pros and cons debates over…
Trial Blasts at KRS cancelled
January 28, 2019Mandya: Bowing to pressure from farmers, social activists and other protesting groups, authorities of Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) have cancelled the controversial trial blasts around Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam. The blasts were to be conducted by scientists from Pune-based Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS) this morning to study the impact of…
Trial blasts at KRS Dam: Farmers to launch ‘Go Back’ campaign tomorrow
January 27, 2019Mandya: The trial blast scheduled to be conducted tomorrow (Jan.28) by a team of scientists from Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS), Pune, to study the impact of stone quarrying in the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam area has met with stiff opposition by farmers and members of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS), who…
Disneyland at KRS: Govt. sets up Advisory Committee
January 6, 2019Bengaluru: The State Government has set up a 29-member Advisory Committee under the chairmanship of Water Resources Minister D.K. Shivakumar to resolve problems that might arise during the upgradation of Brindavan Gardens at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya district on the lines of Disneyland in the United States. The Committee comprises elected representatives…
Blast fishing at KRS to make quick buck
January 1, 2019Mysuru: Stopping dynamite blast fishing in the river stream of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam has taken on a new urgency as the crude practice is taking a toll on populations of fish and at the same time harming the people who indulge in such activities. Dynamites or other types of explosives are used to…
Disneyland at KRS will be within framework of law, says Minister
January 1, 2019Mysuru: State Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh has assured that the Government would make an honest attempt within the framework of law to replicate Disneyland in the vicinity of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam. He was speaking to a section of the press yesterday in the context of Union Government’s gazette notification in November 2017 ruling…
Green hurdle for proposed Disneyland at KRS
December 31, 2018Environment Ministry declares 6,142 acres around Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary as Eco-Sensitive Zone Mysuru: The Karnataka Government’s ambitious ‘Disneyland’ project at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Reservoir is unlikely to get environmental clearance as the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has already declared Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary near Srirangapatna and its surrounding areas as Eco-Sensitive…
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