Collects large quantity of plastic waste near Lingambudhi Lake Mysore/Mysuru: The student wing of Yuva Brigade yesterday conducted a cleanliness drive near Lingambudhi Lake and collected a large quantity of plastic waste which was strewn around. More than 20 student volunteers and students of NIE Institute of Technology (NIEIT), under ‘Swachateye Arogya’ campaign, conducted the…
Yuva Brigade, NIE-IT youths clean Lingambudhi Lake Road footpath
January 4, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Once an idyllic little city, Mysuru prided itself on its leisure and laid-back outlook to life where walking predominated among the modes of getting from one place to the other. Now the city is no longer a haven for pedestrians, thanks to unusable pavements both at the city centre and even on the arterial…
Lingambudhi Lake bund dug up to drain excess water: MUDA acted under pressure from encroachers Villagers
November 25, 2021Lingambudhi Palya residents warn of protests Mysore/Mysuru: Has the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) protected the interests of encroachers, the powerful and the influential by digging up Lingambudhi Lake bund (Kodi) with earth-movers? Yes, say villagers of Lingambudhi Palya who are facing excessive flooding now. They have threatened to launch protests if the original condition…
We prevented calamity, clarifies MUDA Commissioner
November 25, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Reacting on the allegations that MUDA has acted in favour of the Lingambudhi Lake encroachers, MUDA Commissioner Dr. D.B. Natesh told Star of Mysore this morning that the Lake bund was dug up to protect the lives of over 4,500 residents and MUDA has not acted under pressure. “We don’t bow to the dictates…
Lingambudhi Lake bund dug up to drain excess water
November 18, 2021Now small drains in low-lying areas around Lake overflowing MUDA buckled under pressure from biggies, say residents Earth-movers destroy trees planted by Forest Department Fragile ecosystem of Lake threatened, allege green activists Mysore/Mysuru: To prevent water from the Lingambudhi Lake entering nearby layouts and properties owned by certain influential people, the Lake’s bund (Kodi) was…
State tourism may be hit if Corona crisis continues: Minister
March 13, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Tourism industry is likely to be hit this year if COVID-19 pandemic crisis continues, opined Tourism Minister C.P. Yogeeshwar. “Last year, Karnataka faced the impact of Corona. The pandemic has continued this year too. Till the threat of virus reduces, tourists from other States may not take the risk to come here,” the Minister…
Bird-watching at Thippayyanakere
January 6, 2021In all, 145 bird species identified at the rejuvenated Lake Mysuru: Thippayyanakere situated adjacent to Ring Road in Lalithadripura has become one more birding hotspot in Mysuru after Karanji Lake, Kukkarahalli Lake, Lingambudhi Lake and the Hebbal Lake. Hundreds of foreign birds have arrived at Thippayyanakere and city-based Mysuru Science Foundation and Aranya Outreach had…
City’s first Botanical Garden at Lingambudhi Lake
November 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysureans are lucky than others to have natural water bodies, parks, boulevards and green canopy in city, thanks to the vision and generosity of the rulers of erstwhile Mysore kingdom. Mysuru will soon get its first Botanical Garden which is all set for inauguration at the scenic Lingambudhi Lake in Srirampura II Stage, Ramakrishnanagar….
Parks, playgrounds open: Public can visit Kukkarahalli, Karanji, Lingambudhi Lakes too
September 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Continuing the Union Government’s guidelines of opening up of public places including parks, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has issued an order to open all the parks and playgrounds with immediate effect. In an order issued this morning, MCC Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde has stated that all parks, playgrounds within the MCC limits will be…
COVID-19 silences venues buzzing with people
March 17, 2020Manasagangothri: Even as the sprawling Manasagangothri premises wears a deserted look with campus closed for public and Mysore University having already declared a holiday for students due to COVID-19 scare, a security guard on duty at the entrance of the campus was seen wearing handkerchief as safety mask. Lingambudhi Lake: In the wake of the…
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