Mandya: 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…
BSY questions Disneyland venture at KRS
December 14, 2018Belagavi: Attacking the JD(S)-Congress coalition Government for it’s proposal to construct a Disney land-like amusement park at KRS Dam, leader of the Opposition and State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa (BSY) questioned the government’s seriousness in completing the existing reservoir project. BSY asked Minister D.K. Shivakumar “What is your priority? Constructing a statue of Cauvery and…
Disneyland at KRS: Team to inspect Dam on Dec.8
December 4, 2018Bengaluru: Water Resources Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) yesterday said, a Sub-Committee, comprising members from Engineers’ Association and a representative from erstwhile Mysore Royal Family, will be constituted soon to elicit views on the development of Brindavan Gardens in KRS Reservoir on the lines of Disneyland. Speaking to media at Vidhana Soudha, he said: “The upgrading…
Tourism on the Rise
November 22, 2018By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Disneyland is a one-of-its-kind international attraction. These huge amusement parks are not put up in Tier-2 cities like Mysuru as such high investments require a huge footfall to sustain. The only city which can host a Disneyland kind of investment is Bengaluru. How can an architect based in Jaipur…
Hoteliers welcome Government’s Disneyland plan at KRS
November 20, 2018Mysuru: The Mysuru Hotel Owners’ Association and Hotel Owners’ Association Charitable Trust has welcomed the State Government’s plan of constructing Disneyland-like amusement park at Brindavan Gardens in KRS. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here yesterday, Association President C. Narayanagowda said that the plan of Disneyland-like amusement at Brindavan Gardens which would come up…
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