Advertisement

K'taka to build 350ft Cauvery statue in KRS

10:10 AM Nov 15, 2018 | Team Udayavani |

Bengaluru: The state government has approved the proposal to build a 350ft tall statue of Mother Cauvery at the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) reservoir in Mandya district.

Advertisement

Water Resources Minister D K Shivakumar and Tourism Minister Sa Ra Mahesh during a meeting in Bengaluru on Wednesday, November 15 approved the proposal.
 
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, in his July 5 budget, had announced the government’s proposal to develop KRS on the model of Disneyland in USA and had earmarked an initial allotment of Rs 5 crore for the project.  As per the plan, the Cauvery statue will be built at KRS here next to the statue of Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. 

The statue will stand on a 125ft base from where visitors can view the dam from the viewer’s gallery. The statue will assume the form of a woman holding a tipped pot, out of which water will pour out continuously. Water will be pumped up the statue to achieve this effect.

Advertisement

Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.

Next