BENGALURU: Forest fires have reduced 35,891 acres to cinders in Karnataka in the past five years, and the year 2019 has taken the lead with the blaze in Bandipur National Park razing 15,000 acres. The worst-hit districts are Belagavi, Chamarajanagar, Mysuru, Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada and Shivamogga. “Karnataka forest …
Madikeri: The long pending demand of the citizens of Kodagu may be realised with the Union Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee proposing a survey for the Mysore-Madikeri- Mangalore railwayline. The Minister has also announced the survey for Mysore-Kushalnagar-Madikeri route. With this hopes have been raised for the railway connectivity of the …
Contractors were given Rs 13.42 crore. However, the progress is not even worth Rs one crore. This is the condition of ambitious Rajiv Gandhi Rural Electrification project in the district. The project aimed at supplying electricity to 30,000 BPL families in 293 villages. Speaking at the KDP review meeting, CHESCOM …
The Zilla Panchayat meeting decided to take a delegation led by Assembly Speaker K G Bopaiah, District-In-Charge Minister and Kodagu MLAs to Chief Minister, to exert pressure on the government to approve 12 crore action plan for the drinking water project and release the fund for the project. Kodagu Zilla …
The State government has agreed to release Rs 12 crore for implementation of drinking water programmes in Kodagu district through Zilla Panchayat, said Deputy Speaker K G Bopaiah. Addressing the gathering after laying foundation for developmental works of over Rs 1 crore at Sampaje Peraje and Chembu GP limits, he …
The district administration has put the rain loss at Rs 74 crore till September end in 2009-10. A total of nine people and 12 cattle have died so far. The process of assessing the rain loss in the past one week is also in progress. The recent rains have put …
''Dumping of waste by Sullia TMC at Peraje on the border of Kodagu district is not a correct move. The issue of waste disposal should be settled amicably by the Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu district administration and Sullia TMC,'' said Assembly Deputy Speaker K G Bopaiah. K G BopaiahSpeaking at …
As many as 802 houses have been sanctioned to the district under the Indira Awas scheme. Steps will be taken to distribute the benefits equally to all Gram Panchayats, said Zilla Panchayat President S N Rajarao. He was speaking after distributing sewing machines to the unemployed SC/ST women of Mullusoge …
'It is our responsibility to protect the bio-diversity and forest resources,' said Zilla Panchayat President S N Rajarao. Zilla Panchayat President S N Rajarao handing over a sapling to Zilla Panchayat CEO Mirja Akbarulla as part of the inauguration of a one-day training programme on
The Kodagu district has received a gift from the government for the Independence Day. The Centre has finally given its nod for the Rajiv Gandhi Rural Electrification Scheme in Kodagu district. The Government has approved Rs 38.39 crore for the rural electrification in the first stage. Speaking to Deccan Herald, …
A sum of Rs 10.82 crore has been released for academic activities in the district for 2009-10 under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) scheme. A meeting of the SSA district implementation committee chaired by Zilla Panchayat President S N Rajarao here on Monday approved an action plan in this regard. …
Though the incessant rains have receded in Kodagu on Sunday, several low-lying areas continued to be inundated. Assembly Deputy Speaker K G Bopaiah examining the damaged road following floods near Kopatti in Madikeri taluk on Sunday; Dh PhotosAs a precautionary measure, the district administration has extended holidays to anganwadis, schools …
At least 74 people died in rain-related incidents in Karnataka since June as the state received 391 mm of rainfall in the last one-and-half months against the normal average of 328 mm, Revenue Minister G Karunakara Reddy informed the assembly today. While 57 people were killed in June, 17 more …
Karnataka Bureau Bangalore: Incessant rain in coastal Malnad, south interior Karnataka and Belgaum over the past six days has claimed 12 lives, and the weather bureau has indicated that there will be no respite from the monsoon fury in these regions for the next two days. District authorities in Kodagu, …
The Manhinadka mini hydel power project of Bharooka Power Company set up at Chettukaya in Kodagu district has started power generation, and now the power is being supplied to the 33 kv line of Sullia. The plant had begun generating 1.5 MW power on an experimental basis from June 27, …
Madikeri/Kushalnagar,DH News Service: Rivulets and rivers in Kodagu emerged in full spate on Thursday too owing to heavy rains. The district administration has extended holidays for schools for two more days, on Friday and Saturday (July 10 and 11). Rains continued to lash in Talacauvery region also, as a result …
Villagers of Salugoppalu organised a protest in front of the Office of the Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of Harangi Irrigation Project on Saturday demanding rehabilitation of villagers, in the wake of overflow of flood water from Harangi channel near Shirangala in their village. The protest was organised under the leadership …
Cauvery Sene office-bearers staged a protest in front of the office of Assistant Commissioner , urging the district administration to stop illegal sand mining at Kodlipete. Assistant Commissioner Akrampasha talking to Cauvery Sene office-bearers who staged protest against illegal sand mining on Monday. DH photo
Rainfall in Kodagu has gone down by 50 per cent, thereby adversely hitting agricultural activities. Over the last two days, however, rains have picked up and brought a silver lining. Last year by June 3, River Cauvery was full and most of the waterfalls, including Abbey falls were gushing. Unfortunately, …
Tribal Education institution Head M B Prabhu has urged the Minister for Environment and Forest Jairam Ramesh to take steps to set up Directorate of Elephant Project in Kodagu and control elephant menace through public-private participation. In a memorandum, Prabhu said that there is a need to solve the elephant …
