In the context of a few organisations and environmentalists opposing the move of Mysore University to develop Kukkarahalli Lake, Lake Development Authority has appointed retired IISc Professor Ramprasad and retired Chief Engineer C.N. Babu, two experts, to inspect the lake on Mar.14 at 11 am. Zoo Executive Director K. Kamala Karikalan, Kukkarahalli Lake Protection Committee…
Sir, Kukkarahalli Kere is a walker’s paradise. And I speak for all morning and evening joggers when I say that hundreds of people enjoy the quietness and silence it provides. As do the various flora and fauna that reside in the Lake. Transforming the lake into a tourist destination with butterfly parks and entry arches…
Sir, For the last 10 days, interesting observations, exaggerated statistics and impending threats to biodiversity of Kukkarahalli Lake are being discussed in different forums by different group of activists. All are ill-conceived. Please let the work continue. On behalf of the University of Mysore, I assure the people of Mysuru that more biodiversity and natural…
Sir, This is in response to the editorial note regarding Kukkarahalli Lake issue (SOM dated Feb.28). I have covered almost all the points regarding why developmental activities are not required in Kukkarahalli Lake. Since you feel I am making sentimental fools, this is my reply. You are having doubt whether Kukkarahalli has 170 species of…
Bowing to pressure from Green Groups, the District Administration has decided to temporarily stop all the development activities at the Kukkarahalli Lake. The order was issued by Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep this morning. It may be recalled here that the University of Mysore and the district administration had jointly planned to implement a Rs. 3…
It was a great victory, at least for now, for the warriors of the Kukkarahalli Kere Ulisi Samithi, (Save Kukkarahalli Lake Committee) who had staged a protest demonstration yesterday at the DC’s office demanding that the planned developmental work of the lake be stopped as it would damage the biodiversity of the lake and its…
More than 150 environment activists under the banner of ‘Kukkarahalli Kere Ulisi Samithi’ staged a silent protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office this morning against the desilting and de-weeding works of the iconic Kukkarahalli Lake by the District Administration and the University of Mysore. The protest was staged from 10.30 am to 1.30…
If lake dries up, will the birds come? About 200 people, belonging to NGOs numbering about six, staged a dharna in front of the DC’s office this morning protesting against the developmental works being undertaken by University of Mysore and District Administration at a cost of Rs. 3 crore at Kukkarahalli Lake. According to these…
Sir, I write this letter with an intention to add to the voice being raised by concerned citizens against the ill-conceived ‘development’ works being implemented in the Kukkarahalli Tank and its environs. Tanks are usually constructed to store the flow that originates in the ‘catchment area’ as a result of rainfall on it. But, Kukkarahalli…
Sir, Developmental works such as widening walking path, boating activities, de-silting, children’s park and butterfly park are on at the Kukkarahalli Lake. Are these works necessary? At the Lake, over 170 species of birds are being recorded and over 30 species breed here. Year-on-year, as Mysuru grows, the number of birds are decreasing. Ducks like…
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