Srirangapatna: The two centuries old Wellesley Bridge in Srirangapatna has submerged, with river Cauvery flowing in full spate, damaging the retaining wall of the road connecting the bridge and washing away the road, severely inconveniencing the nearby villagers. Following torrential rains in Cauvery basin, Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam, that has reached its brim, is…
Heavy discharge of water from KRS Dam; MLA-led officers team inspects flooded areas of Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Sai Dhama, Wellesley Bridge, Marahalli Lake, Muthathi Mandya: With over one lakh cusecs of water being released into the Cauvery (Kaveri) River from the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam, several areas along the riverbank in Srirangapatna and Malavalli…
Mysore/Mysuru: KRS Dam in Srirangapatna of Mandya received an inflow of 22.92 tmcft (thousand million cubic feet) of water in just 7 days, from July 15 at 8 am to July 21 at 8 am, thanks to copious rainfall in the catchment areas of Kodagu, particularly in Madikeri, Somwarpet and Kushalnagar taluks, where rainwater flows…
Minister for Forests and Environment, Minister for Large and Medium Industries too seek report on pollution Mysore/Mysuru: In response to alarming reports of sewage and industrial effluents, including arsenic, zinc, chromium, lead, and nickel, contaminating the Cauvery River at Srirangapatna in Mandya district, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has directed officials from Cauvery Neeravari Nigam…
Srirangapatna: A small quarrel resulted in a couple ending their lives in Srirangapatna taluk. While the woman ended her life by hanging self in her house, her husband, on learning that his wife had died, hanged himself to a tree, which came to light this morning. The deceased couple has been identified as Prabhavathi (40),…
Reasons: Monsoon failure, forest loss, land conversions in Kodagu Mysore/Mysuru: Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam, the lifeline of the people of Mandya and Mysuru districts, which also caters to the drinking water needs of towns and cities in Cauvery basin and Bengaluru, has recorded the lowest inflow in 20 years during the monsoon year of…
Srirangapatna: A significant amount of sewage mixed with industrial effluents from Mysuru city is flowing into the Cauvery River at Srirangapatna, turning the river toxic. This situation has raised health concerns among the people who rely on Cauvery water. At Belagola, near the Infosys campus on Mysuru-Mandya border, a canal carries industrial effluents into the…
Mandya: In response to sewage from Mysuru contaminating the Cauvery River in Srirangapatna, Mandya Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. Kumara has urged the Mysuru Deputy Commissioner and the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner to take immediate action. Addressing a press conference in Mandya yesterday, Dr. Kumara said that he has received several complaints from the residents…
Srirangapatna: Even as the recent incident of a youth dying and several others falling ill due to the consumption of contaminated water at K. Salundi village in Mysuru district has triggered vast concerns, the residents of Srirangapatna were forced to consume water unfit for consumption with the local authorities turning a blind eye towards the…
Srirangapatna: Papegowda (113), a resident of Majjigepura village in the taluk, passed away yesterday at the village. He leaves behind six sons including retired Executive Officer of Mandya CHESCom Shivegowda, one daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held yesterday evening, according to family sources.
Treated me like a terrorist: MLC C.T. Ravi af...December 21, 2024
Congress humiliated Dr. Ambedkar multiple tim...December 21, 2024
India will become world's third biggest econo...December 21, 2024
Book portraying Bengaluru's unique stories re...December 21, 2024
Recent Comments