Mysore/Mysuru : Deputy Chief Minister (Dy.CM) and Water Resources Minister D.K. Shivakumar has directed the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of Mandya and Mysuru districts, along with the Managing Director (MD) of Cauvery Neeravari Nigama Limited (CNNL), to carry out a comprehensive survey of the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam backwaters.

Officials have been instructed to identify and clear all encroachments, mark boundary stones and submit a detailed report.

The directive comes in response to concerns raised by Congress MLA Ramesh Babu Bandisiddegowda and MLC Dinesh Gooligowda over the unchecked growth of luxury resorts and unauthorised constructions in the backwater region. These encroachments are said to have reduced the Dam’s water-holding capacity, affecting irrigation and drinking wate

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