Tag: Kukkarahalli Lake

60 fish found dead at Kukkarahalli Lake
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60 fish found dead at Kukkarahalli Lake

February 18, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: A large number of fish of different species were found dead at Kukkarahalli Lake on Friday. The incident was brought to attention by morning walkers who noticed the fish carcasses along the Lake’s edge. Responding to the report, S.K. Mujavar, Assistant Director of Horticulture at the University  of Mysore (UoM), along with staff, visited…

Danger lurks on humps near Railway Gate
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Danger lurks on humps near Railway Gate

January 31, 2024

Speed-breakers near Crawford Hall and Kukkarahalli lake stretch on Bogadi Road too unscientific Mysore/Mysuru: Road humps built to check the rate of accidents, that at times also saves lives, are lurking danger claiming lives, which is evident with the recent three deaths involving two-wheeler riders at the road humps laid unscientifically near the main gate…

Workshop highlights urgency of restoring 22-km Poornaiah Canal
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Workshop highlights urgency of restoring 22-km Poornaiah Canal

January 17, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: The ongoing initiatives to restore the three-kilometre Dewan Poornaiah Canal, responsible for supplying water to Kukkarahalli Lake, fall short of addressing the broader issue at hand. National Green Tribunal State Committee Chairman, Justice Subhash B. Adi, highlighted the crucial need to shift focus towards conserving the entire 22-kilometre length of the canal, which has…

Fishing activity begins at Kukkarahalli Lake
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Fishing activity begins at Kukkarahalli Lake

January 10, 2024

Environmentalists urge caution and appeal not to disturb migratory birds’ ecosystem Mysore/Mysuru: Rampant fishing activity has begun in Kukkarahalli Lake at a time when rare migratory birds are here to roost. This has enraged bird lovers who have called for judicious fishing, without endangering the migratory bird population.  The University of Mysore that is the…

MCC appealed to stop sewage flow into Kukkarahalli Lake
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MCC appealed to stop sewage flow into Kukkarahalli Lake

January 1, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: The Vishwamanava Vidyarthi Vedike has urgently appealed to the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to cease the continuous discharge of sewage water into Kukkarahalli Lake. On a daily basis, substantial volumes of sewage water, predominantly laden with faecal matter and detergent runoff, are entering the renowned lake situated in the heart of the city. This…

Drone Survey to map encroachment of Dewan Poornaiah Canal: DC
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Drone Survey to map encroachment of Dewan Poornaiah Canal: DC

December 16, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru: Following complaints of encroachment of Dewan Poornaiah Canal area in the city, the District Administration is taking up a Drone Survey to identify and clear the encroachments of the canal area that actually serves as the main feeder Canal, supplying fresh water to Kukkarahalli Lake and runs between Bogadi and SBM Layout here. Speaking…

Crocodile spotted in Kukkarahalli Lake
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Crocodile spotted in Kukkarahalli Lake

September 8, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru: Morning walkers at Kukkarahalli Lake are a worried lot after spotting a crocodile in the Lake yesterday morning. Though crocodiles were spotted in the Lake earlier, the Forest Department had rescued them. Later, the walkers, assuming that there were no crocodiles in the Lake, were enjoying their walks without fear. Now, a crocodile was…

Shaktidhama students get birding tips at Kukkarahalli Lake
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Shaktidhama students get birding tips at Kukkarahalli Lake

June 17, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru: Over 50 students from 9th and 10th standards studying and residing at Shaktidhama at the foot of Chamundi Hill had a unique date with nature this morning as they were taken to the scenic Kukkarahalli Lake for a three-hour bird-watching session. Shaktidhama Chairperson Geetha Shivarajkumar, wife of actor Shivarajkumar, was present. There are over…

Master Plan to develop Kukkarahalli Lake using CSR funds: DC
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Master Plan to develop Kukkarahalli Lake using CSR funds: DC

May 28, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru:  Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra has said: “It is intended to tap Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds of University of Mysore (UoM), to prepare a Master Plan for the development of the lake and another plan for management and improvement of Micro Plants.” Dr. Rajendra visited Kukkarahalli Lake in the heart of the…

‘Laxity’ of Horticulture Dept. costs half-acre-land
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‘Laxity’ of Horticulture Dept. costs half-acre-land

May 18, 2023

A piece of land at Kukkarahalli Horticulture Farm levelled using building debris, spoiling fertility of soil Mysore/Mysuru: The alleged callous attitude of the Horticulture Department has reduced half-acre of its fertile land into infertile land. The land adjacent to Kukkarahalli Lake bund of Horticulture Department at Kukkarahalli Horticulture Farm, Karnataka State Horticulture Development Association (KSHDA),…

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