Mysuru, June 8 -- Court case pending, yet KRIDL pushes storm-water drain near Kudure Mala on Bogadi Road

The Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) has objected to the ongoing works on constructing a storm-water drain right through the Poornaiah Canal, expressing apprehension over the possibilities of reducing the size of the historic Canal. The Poornaiah Canal is one of the main water inlets of the Kukkarahalli Lake. MGP Convener Bhanu Prashanth, Members Nataraj and Vishwanath, journalist G.M. Mahadev and officials inspected the storm-water drain works near Kudure Mala on Bogadi Road yesterday.

Issue pending in Court

The MGP activists termed the works as illegal, as the hearing over the encroachment of Poornaiah Canal, at Karnataka Land Grab...