Mysuru: 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…
Mandya farmers to launch massive agitation against Disneyland plan at KRS
November 18, 2018Mandya: Farmers of Mandya and surrounding places are teaming up for another mass agitation — to save Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Reservoir, their lifeline. They are up in arms against the proposed Disneyland mega project, giant statue of Mother Cauvery and also the rampant mining in and around the Dam. Under the banner “Save Cauvery”…
Disneyland at Brindavan Gardens: “Will not give up land,” say farmers
November 17, 2018Mandya / Mysuru: The State Government’s plan to develop KRS Dam and Brindavan Gardens on the lines of Disneyland Park in California has not gone down well with many in Mandya especially farmers as they fear that they will lose their land. Farmers have said that their fertile land will be snatched by the government…
Disneyland plans: CM’s Financial Advisor visits KRS
November 14, 2018Mysuru: The visit of Balasubramaniam, Chief Minister’s Financial Advisor to Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam on Nov. 12 has set in motion the State Government’s grand plans of building a Disney-land like Amusement Park at the vast environs of KRS. The high-ranking officer, who takes a call on the State’s finance health, in consultation with…
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