Tag: River Cauvery

Cauvery Aarati at KRS Dam: State allocates Rs. 92 crore
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Cauvery Aarati at KRS Dam: State allocates Rs. 92 crore

April 25, 2025

Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar inspects site, orders detailed action plan Mysuru: In a major initiative to honour sacred River Cauvery, Karnataka Government has approved Rs. 92 crore for organising Cauvery Aarati at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya district, on the lines of Ganga Aarati performed at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. The decision was…

Yoga practitioner drowns in River Cauvery
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Yoga practitioner drowns in River Cauvery

February 17, 2025

Kollegal: A Yoga practitioner was drowned while taking a holy dip in River Cauvery at Dasanapura village on Saturday. The deceased is N. Nagarajan, a resident of Vinayaka Gudi Street at Hale Agrahara in the town. Saturday being the third day of Narayanaswamy Rathotsava, Nagarajan had gone to Dasanapura village on Saturday and ventured into…

Cauvery Namana campaign begins with cleaning drive
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Cauvery Namana campaign begins with cleaning drive

December 29, 2024

Mysuru:  The ‘Cauvery Namana’ programme officially began with removing discarded waste materials from River Cauvery in Srirangapatna. Under the leadership of Yuva Brigade Founder Chakravarty Sulibele, the Yuva Brigade volunteers launched a river cleanliness and awareness campaign at the bathing ghat (Snana Ghatta) at Srirangapatna. On Friday evening, Yuva Brigade volunteers offered Aarati to River…

Former CM S.M. Krishna’s ashes immersed in River Cauvery
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Former CM S.M. Krishna’s ashes immersed in River Cauvery

December 16, 2024

Mandya: The ashes of former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna, who passes away on Dec. 10, were immersed in River Cauvery at Paschima Vahini in Srirangapatna here yesterday. Amartya Hegde, Krishna’s grandson, immersed ashes after completing the rituals under the guidance of astrologer Dr. V. Bhanuprakash Sharma. Amartya’s wife Aishwarya, S.M. Krishna’s daughters Malavika and Shambavi…

Contamination of River Cauvery: Govt. forms Expert Committee
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Contamination of River Cauvery: Govt. forms Expert Committee

July 6, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has formed an Expert Committee to study pollution level in river Cauvery, the lifeline of the State, which is getting contaminated with sewage water being let into the water body. This follows a letter by MLC Dinesh Gooligowda to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Medium and Heavy Industries…

Bhagamandala flyover ends threats of floods
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Bhagamandala flyover ends threats of floods

July 3, 2024

Madikeri: The Bhagamandala flyover, the first flyover built in Kodagu district, has brought significant relief to the residents of Bhagamandala, where River Cauvery flows as a confluence of Cauvery, Kannike and Sujyothi after taking birth at Talacauvery.  The flyover begins opposite the entry arch of Bhagamandala, connects Talacauvery Road and ends at the bridge linking…

Increased inflow prompts greasing of KRS Dam crest gates
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Increased inflow prompts greasing of KRS Dam crest gates

June 29, 2024

Sophisticated Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition technology to monitor inflow, outflow Srirangapatna: With rains lashing Kodagu district and other catchment areas, the inflow to KRS Dam at Srirangapatna Taluk of Mandya District has been increasing by the day in past few days. This morning, the Dam recorded an inflow of 18,644 cusecs. The water level…

Glass bridge in Madikeri faces landslide risk; closed  
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Glass bridge in Madikeri faces landslide risk; closed  

June 28, 2024

Heavy rains pound Kodagu District; Dubare Elephant Camp shut as River Cauvery swells Kushalnagar: The second glass bridge in Kodagu district, installed just four months ago at Nandi Motte in Hebbatageri village on the road to Abbey Falls and Mandalapatti in Madikeri taluk, is now facing a precarious situation.  Following a landslide underneath the bridge…

MP Yaduveer Wadiyar offers special puja at Talacauvery, Bhagamandala
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MP Yaduveer Wadiyar offers special puja at Talacauvery, Bhagamandala

June 16, 2024

Madikeri: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar performed special puja at Talacauvery, the birth place of River Cauvery and Sri Bhagandeshwara Temple in Bhagamandala in Kodagu district on Saturday. Yaduveer, who visited the district for the first time, after his recent election to Lok Sabha, was accorded a grand welcome by BJP workers at Koppa,…

Kodagu water bodies await good rains
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Kodagu water bodies await good rains

April 3, 2024

Following rise in maximum temperature, Talacauvery, the birth place of River Cauvery is severely affected Madikeri: The rivers and water bodies in Kodagu district where River Cauvery originates are at the mercy of Rain God, owing to rise in mercury level with every passing day. The tributaries of Cauvery have dried up resembling arid region,…

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