Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) awarded a tender to the New Delhi-based Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the conservation and rejuvenation of Kukkarahalli Lake in city. This tender has now reached the Lokayukta, with allegations of misusing public funds and causing…
Students sight over 40 bird species at Kukkarahalli Lake
June 18, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Science Foundation and Teresian Girls High School, jointly conducted a bird-watching programme at Kukkarahalli Lake in the city. Environmentalist and wildlife photographer Saptha Girish, who was the resource person, introduced the students to over 40 bird species. Sharing his views, Girish said, Lakes play a key role in maintaining the bio-diversity. Hence, the…
Kukkarahalli Lake path area cleaned to facilitate walking
June 8, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Wadiyar Centre for Architecture (WCFA), Mysuru, recently marked Environmental Day with a significant clean-up activity at the Kukkarahalli Lake path area, aiming to boost environmental awareness and community involvement. Considerable investment ensured the safety and comfort of participants, with funds allocated for T-shirts, masks and gloves for students and the public. Enthusiastic students…
Rejuvenation, conservation of Kukkarahalli Lake | INTACH asked to submit DPR by June-end: DC
May 21, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has been asked to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the rejuvenation of Kukkarahalli Lake and submit it before June-end. The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has assigned the task of preparing the DPR for the revitalisation of Kukkarahalli Lake to INTACH, with…
Rejuvenation of Kukkarahalli Lake: Outsourcing DPR-preparation upsets environment activists
May 9, 2024MUDA entrusts a New Delhi-based company to prepare Detailed Project Report for Rs. 63,80,000 Mysore/Mysuru: The decision by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) to assign the task of preparing a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the revitalisation of Kukkarahalli Lake, situated in the heart of the city, to a company based in New Delhi…
Fishes dying due to heat at Kukkarahalli Lake
April 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Summer heat is not only causing hardships to human beings and animals but the extreme heat is killing fishes in Kukkarahalli Lake since four to five days. Today the morning walkers saw about 40 to 50 dead fishes floating in the lake. As birds do not eat the dead fishes, they were decaying, resulting…
Yaduveer joins morning walkers at Kukkarahalli Lake
April 2, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: From visiting temples in mohallas to gathering in parks early morning to engage with dozens of morning walkers in one go, or conducting rallies and meeting party workers over roadside tea and lunch in secluded spots, candidates vying for votes in this Lok Sabha election are leaving no stone unturned to capture the attention…
60 fish found dead at Kukkarahalli Lake
February 18, 2024Mysore/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
January 31, 2024Speed-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
January 17, 2024Mysore/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…
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