India, July 7 -- By M.T. Yogesh Kumar

Reckless visitors play loud music, drink alcohol, leave broken bottles, throw garbage and urinate into pristine waters

Mysore/Mysuru: The once- serene KRS backwaters near Meenakshipura in Yelwal Hobli,

a popular getaway in the Old Mysuru region, are now facing rampant environmental degradation, driven by unchecked tourism and brazenly irresponsible visitor behaviour.

With Cauvery River and KRS Dam reaching full capacity unusually early this year, visitors are thronging the area in unpre- cedented numbers. But along with the rising footfall comes a dark undercurrent - illegal alcohol consumption, unchecked littering and disorderly conduct are fast turning this ecological haven into a public nuisanc...