Mysore: In a huge victory to environmentalists and conservationists, the Karnataka High Court yesterday asked the Indian Railways and the Ministry of Railways to seek environment-related clearances before commissioning two rail projects in Kodagu — Mysuru-Kushalnagar line and the Thalassery-Mysuru Railway Line. The High Court Bench, led by Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, gave these…

Mysuru: Here is some bad news for all those who are opposing Railway lines to Kodagu that is bound to cause extensive damage to the fragile ecosystem that is already bearing the brunt of incessant rains due to lack of tree cover. The South Western Railway has completed the preliminary survey of the proposed Mysuru-Kushalnagar…