Siddaramaiah announces compensation of Rs. 5 lakh to family and job for deceased Kanakaraju’s brother Mysore/Mysuru: Acting decisively in response to the K. Salundi water contamination case in his home district, which resulted in the death of 22-year-old Kanakaraju and affected many others, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced the suspension of three officers, including the Chief…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Hotel Owners Association President C. Narayanagowda said that water is the lifeline of every creature on earth and as such it should be used judiciously by every human being. He was speaking at the ‘World Water Day’ celebration, organised jointly by Apoorva Sneha Balaga and Arivu Samsthe at a private hotel in Chamundipuram…
In view of the severe water scarcity staring us in the face, this summer, specially in Bengaluru, a city of 1,50,00,000 population and of huge industrial hub, water management experts have come up with many suggestions similar to band-aid to a broken limb. Some such quick-fix (is it really?) suggestions are: 1. Tapping the lakes….
Mysore/Mysuru: Sustainable Livelihood Consultant Ramesh Kikkeri said that 90 million litres out of the 210 million litres of water that the city is getting everyday, is going for a waste. He was delivering a lecture on the topic “Judicious use of water” at the Silver Jubilee celebrations of Hotel Owners Credit Co-operative Society organised at…
Mysore/Mysuru: Aiming to bring over 35,000 illegal water connections into the tax- paying net, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has floated an instalment scheme where house owners can pay only a part of the deposit amount and pay the rest in the monthly water bills. The illegal water connections, especially in over 60 revenue layouts,…
Mysore/Mysuru: With the onset of summer, good Samaritans in the city have started feeding water to animals and birds by hanging coconut shells from the trees. Corporator B.V. Manjunath launched the initiative taken up jointly by Rotaract Mysore and Ambari Organisation, by hanging coconut shells from the trees at Ward No. 51 on Thursday. Keeping…
Use old helmets to place water, food for winged creatures Mysore/Mysuru: With the city experiencing a rise in mercury levels and the atmospheric temperature, the NSS students of Seshadripuram College in Hebbal have taken up an initiative to help birds survive the heat by keeping water inside the old helmets at open spaces. The soaring…
By Ragoo Rao, Ethologist Summer is fast arriving. Days are getting warmer; lakes and ponds are going low on storage and water scarcity is fast approaching. We, humans, have made good arrangements for our supply of water even through scarcity spells. What about the creatures around us, like birds, mammals, and reptiles? They also need…
Bengaluru: Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Suresh Kumar, known to be always keen to effect a positive change to improve any system, has now come forward to introduce ‘Water Bell’ in all schools in the State as being followed at schools in Kerala. He has asked the Commissioner of Department of Public Instruction to…
Denizens of the forest are figuring in media reports along with womenfolk in rural parts across the land for all bad but virtually the same reason. Graphics and videos during telecast by news channels are portraying the thirsty jumbos and the hard-working women desperately in search of water, mainly for drinking by both parties and…
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