Mysore/Mysuru: With heavy rains affecting several parts of the State, Fire and Emergency Services personnel in the district are all set to handle exigency. Since a week, several parts of the State including Mysuru, Kodagu, Mandya and Chamarajanagar are witnessing incessant rainfall, altering the situation at prominent dams in the region like KRS in Mandya…
Rain fury in North India: Tourists from Mysuru safe
July 12, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst the relentless onslaught of monsoon rains and a powerful western disturbance wreaking havoc in North India, a group of Mysureans, including a newly wed couple, who embarked on a packaged tour to the affected region, have been confirmed as safe. District Disaster Management Officer Sudheer told Star of Mysore this morning that all…
First, build on the ground, then underground
June 24, 2023It was reported yesterday that Karnataka Dy.CM and a team of senior officials would visit Singapore to get a first-hand experience of tunnel roads so they can build similar underground roads to decongest Bengaluru. Ambitious much? A few years ago, Bengaluru got an underpass system called ‘Magic Box’, where they created box-shaped passages under existing…
Water level dips at KRS, Kabini Dams
June 15, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: There is only 6.5 tmcft (thousand million cubic feet) of water at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna Taluk of Mandya District and Kabini Dam in H.D. Kote Taluk of Mysuru District. Both these reservoirs take care of the drinking water needs of the residents of Mysuru, Mandya and Bengaluru. The low storage…
Rising rainwaters and receding common sense!
May 28, 2023By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Last week we saw the terribly disturbing tragedy of a young lady techie, losing her life, when she got trapped in her cab, that became submerged in rainwater, at the K.R. Circle underpass in Bengaluru. This is not the first time that such a thing has happened, either in…
Rains expected for three more days
May 22, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Rains are expected for three more days in the district including Mysuru city. An approximate of 15 mm rains was reported in the city yesterday. While 67 mm rain was recorded at N. Begur in H.D. taluk, 35 mm rain was recorded in a few places at Hunsur taluk. K.R. Nagar and surrounding places…
Man speaking on mobile phone killed by lightning
May 12, 2023Another dies due to sound of thunder Maddur: Heavy rains accompanied by thunder and lightning has claimed the lives of two people in separate incidents. While one person was killed when lightning struck him while he was speaking on mobile phone, another died of heart attack due to loud sound of thunder. In the first…
Rain disrupts normal life in city
May 9, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Rains lashed the city yesterday at about 7 pm and continued till late night, disrupting normal life. Following the heavy downpour, rain water flooded low-lying areas while drains and manholes overflowed on to the roads. As a result, motorists, especially two-wheelers, found it difficult to wade through the flooded roads and caused traffic jams…
KRS Dam water level dips to 85.96 ft from 124.80 ft
May 3, 2023Enough water till June-end; there will be no drinking water crisis, say CNNL Engineers Mysore/Mysuru: The maximum temperature of the Mysuru district at present is hovering between 34 degrees Celsius to 36.5 degrees Celsius and there is an increased demand for water. Added to the woes of summer, the water level at Krishna Raja Sagar…
Rain cools but dampens road show preparations
April 30, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The spell of rain, which brought some respite from the scorching heat to Mysureans last night, has, however, hampered the preparations for Prime Minister Modi’s road show scheduled for this evening. BJP party workers were seen replacing wet saffron clothes laid on the barricades and other key places along the procession routes this morning…
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