Srirangapatna: Ahead of the scheduled visit of over 200 worldwide delegates attending the ongoing T20 Summit to Srirangapatna, the Mandya District Administration is in a frenzy to ensure cleanliness at the Srirangapatna Fort and other tourist sites. The delegates are expected to arrive in Srirangapatna on Aug. 2 evening and will tour various attractions, including…
Part of Srirangapatna Fort near East Gate collapses
May 3, 2022By Vinay Karekura Srirangapatna: The archaeologically significant 15th Century Srirangapatna Fort on the banks of River Cauvery that had witnessed several battles during the British era is on the verge of decay, thanks to monumental neglect. Due to heavy rains since the last couple of days, a portion of the once impregnable Fort has collapsed…
State Govt. releases Rs.10.50 crore for Srirangapatna Fort development
March 21, 2020Bengaluru: Tourism Minister C.T. Ravi has said that the State Government has released Rs.10.50 crore for development of Srirangapatna Fort. Responding to an appeal by Srirangapatna MLA Ravindra Srikantaiah recently seeking release of special funds for development of Srirangapatna, the Minister said the Department has come up with a proposal for developing the 5,200-metre-long Fort…
Plans on to fortify Srirangapatna Fort
August 21, 2019Srirangapatna: An action plan is being prepared to strengthen the Srirangapatna Fort that is acting as a barrier to river Cauvery. The action plan is worth Rs. 75 crore to Rs. 80 crore, said Mandya Additional Deputy Commissioner T. Yogesh, who heads the Heritage Monuments Conservation Committee. It may be recalled, SOM had published a…
Is Srirangapatna Fort safe from floods?
August 13, 2019Mysuru: The panoramic view of the historic Island of Srirangapatna is an awesome sight with the River Cauvery in full flow on either side of the fortress town. Come rainy season and the water released from KRS Dam in Mandya district gushes out and joins Cauvery River. However, the future of this great river island…
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