Bengaluru, June 21 -- Hopes flicker high on grand Dasara celebrations this year, with the situation being conducive as the dams in Mysuru region are nearing its brim, following incessant rainfall in Cauvery catchment area.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds Finance portfolio, has convened Dasara High Power Committee meeting here on June 26 at the Banquet Hall of Vidhana Soudha. The District Administration of Mysuru has been instructed to be present at the meeting, along with the elected representatives concerned, Ministers of Tourism, Kannada and Culture, Urban Development, Home and the Secretaries of respective Departments.

For the first time after a gap of 45 years, Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) dam is most likely to reach its ful...