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Water Body Attractions In Mysuru (Mysore)

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Mysore , officially Mysuru, is a city in the state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the foothills of the Chamundi Hills about 145.2 km towards the southwest of Bangalore and spread across an area of 152 km2 . Mysore City Corporation is responsible for the civic administration of the city, which is also the headquarters of the Mysore district and the Mysore division. It served as the capital city of the Kingdom of Mysore for nearly six centuries from 1399 until 1956. The Kingdom was ruled by the Wadiyar dynasty, with a brief period of interregnum in the 1760s and 70s when Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan were in power. The Wadiyars were patrons of art and...
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Water Body Attractions In Mysuru (Mysore)

  • 2. Kukkarahalli Lake Mysuru Mysore
    Kukkarahalli Lake also called Kukkarhalli Kere , located in the heart of the Mysore city, adjoins the Manasgangotri , the Kalamandir and the Central Food Technological Research Institute campus . It provides lung-space to the city. Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar, of the Mysore Dynasty was responsible for getting the lake created, in the year 1864, to provide water for irrigation to about 4000 ha of land outside the city. The Lake also used to be a source of water supply to the city of Mysore but over the years, sewage and excessive land encroachments and blockage of water flow sources almost led to the eutrophication of the lake. The University of Mysore and the citizen forums of Mysore continue to make efforts to preserve the lake by implementing several remedial measures. There is a 4.5 km ...
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  • 3. Lingambudhi Lake Mysuru Mysore
    Lingambudhi Lake is a lake in the city of Mysore, India.
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