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Miscreants lift two crest gates of check dam in K R NagarA team of engineers rushed to the spot and closed the crest gates.
Gayathri V Raj
DHNS
Last Updated IST
Representative image. Credit: DH Photo
Representative image. Credit: DH Photo

Miscreants allegedly lifted the two crest gates of the Chamaraja check dam built across River Kaveri and released the water into the canals, near Sakkere village, Chunchanakatte hobli, in K R Nagar taluk, Mysuru district on Sunday midnight.

Saligrama police have registered a case.

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As the miscreants released water into the canals, around 7 ft water was wasted, stated the assistant executive engineer Gururaj in his complaint to the Saligrama police.

A team of engineers rushed to the spot and closed the crest gates.

CPI Krishnaraju of Saligrama police station has initiated a probe.

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(Published 18 July 2023, 15:53 IST)