Mahadayi diversion may spur eco crisis & desertification, warn experts | Hubballi News

Mahadayi River (File pic) Dharwad: Even as farmers in the Malaprabha command area step up their demand for implementation of the Kalasa–Banduri Nala project, a comprehensive study by scientists, water experts, former bureaucrats and environmentalists has cautioned that diverting Mahadayi River waters could cause irreversible ecological damage to the Western Ghats.The report, titled “Bandura Nala–Mahadayi…

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NIAS, ISRO to trace ‘101 temples, 101 wells’ beneath Lakkundi’s landscape in Gadag | Bengaluru News

NIAS and ISRO to help state govt in tracing 101 temples and 101 wells buried underneath historic town of Lakkundi in central Karnataka. State tourism minister HK Patil interacted with former ISRO chairperson Kiran Kumar and NIAS Professor MB Rajani on the project. Bengaluru: Karnataka is all set to launch an ambitious technology-driven heritage conservation…

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