Mysuru, Jan. 22 -- The controversy over feeding stray animals at Kukkarahalli Lake has reignited demands from environmentalists to transfer the Lake's management to the Forest Department. Currently, the University of Mysore is the custodian of the Lake.

Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, activists highlighted the Forest Department's successful management of Lingambudhi Lake, citing it as a reason to hand over Kukkarahalli Lake to it.

"The decision to revoke the ban on feeding stray animals and birds under pressure from activists is regrettable. The real question is: Do we prioritise the Lake's ecology or stray dogs? A decade ago, there wasn't a single stray dog in the Lake area. Today, their population exceeds 100 and continues to...