3D imaging tech to guide eco-sensitive makeover; dedicated team to monitor quality, timelines By Bapu Lingaraj Urs Mysore/Mysuru: The long-awaited development works of Chamundi Hill under the Central Government’s PRASHAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive) scheme are set to begin by the end of this month. The project, with a total outlay of…
CCTV surveillance, concrete roads and viewpoints to boost safety
July 12, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: As part of the comprehensive development plan under the PRASHAD scheme, new safety and infrastructure measures are set to be implemented at Chamundi Hill to accommodate the growing influx of pilgrims and tourists. With thousands visiting daily — and lakhs during festivals and special occasions — the Tourism Department has planned the installation of…
Fresh DPR submitted for Chamundi Hill development
January 18, 2025Tenders to be called once Centre approves revised works and releases Rs. 45.71 crore Mysuru: A revised Detailed Project Report (DPR) has been submitted for the development of the Chamundeshwari Temple and its surrounding areas under the Central Government’s Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) scheme. The State Tourism Department has submitted this…
Chamundi Hill PRASHAD Scheme in two years: MP
March 7, 2024PM Modi virtually lays foundation for Chamundeshwari Temple Development, Ecological and Tonga Ride Heritage Experience Zones New Delhi/Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually laid foundation stone and inaugurated several projects in the national tourism sector today, collectively valued at over Rs. 1,400 crore under the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 and PRASHAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation And Spiritual, Heritage…
No hurry to execute PRASHAD Scheme atop Chamundi Hill
July 24, 2023Yet-to-be-constituted Chamundi Hill Development Authority must approve any activity, says Tourism Minister Mysore/Mysuru: Minister for Tourism, Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation H.K. Patil has categorically stated that the Centre’s proposal for the holistic development of Chamundi Hill under the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation And Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) Scheme at an estimated cost of Rs. 45.70…
Don’t destroy Chamundi Hill in the name of development
June 20, 2023New constructions will erode religious sanctity; commercialise Hill: Former Mayor B.L. Bhyrappa Mysore/Mysuru: The administrative approval from the Centre to the holistic development of Chamundi Hill under the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation And Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) Scheme at an estimated cost of Rs. 45.70 crore, has stirred up activists in the city, who are preparing…
Chamundi Hill PRASHAD scheme gets Centre’s nod
June 16, 2023Development at a cost of Rs. 45.70 cr. under seven components Mysore/Mysuru: The Centre has accorded administrative approval to the holistic development of Chamundi Hill under the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation And Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) Scheme at an estimated cost of Rs. 45.70 crore. The proposal was resubmitted by Karnataka in 2022 and now the…
Development of Chamundi Hill under PRASHAD scheme : Stakeholder consultation process vital, says GTD
January 24, 2023Mysuru: Chamundesh-wari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) has opined that the District Administration must take into confidence the stakeholders and the general public before taking up a series of development works atop the Chamundi Hill under Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) scheme of the Centre that is worth over Rs. 49 crore. He…
Development of Chamundi Hill under PRASHAD scheme: ‘Seek Heritage Panel’s nod before executing project’
January 20, 2023Citizen activists to meet Deputy Commissioner, the Head of District Heritage Committee, on Jan. 25 Mysore/Mysuru: Taking further their preliminary meeting to decide the future course of action against the proposed development project of Chamundi Hill under the Centre’s Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) scheme, citizen activists, Chamundi Betta Ulisi Samithi and…
PRASHAD to inflict more damage on Chamundi Hill
January 12, 2023Learn from Joshimath disaster, warn environment activists To organise mass protests, satyagraha against destruction MysoreMysuru: The proposed plan of the Centre and the State Government to holistically develop Chamundi Hill under the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation And Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) Scheme has infuriated environmentalists who are decrying the move and are arguing that ultimately all…














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