The Hindu
The Hindu Forest Department will introduce online booking for all identified trekking circuits in Karnataka, says Eshwar Khandre
Bookings can be made through a single website for all the circuits thereby providing multiple options to trekkers, says the Minister
The Hindu 1,763 villages in Karnataka ‘flood-prone’; task force to handle crisis
₹777 crore available for disaster management in State; the ongoing measures are to prevent loss of life and minimise damage to public and private properties, says the Minister for Revenue in Mysuru
The Hindu 25 crore saplings will be planted in Karnataka in the next five years, says Forest Minister
Eshwar Khandre said the department had planted 5.43 crore saplings last year and claimed that about 85% of the saplings have survived. A public audit too would be done to verify the survival rate
The Hindu KKRDB to develop 2,000 schools in Kalyana Karnataka region with better infrastructure
The decision is part of steps to improve the educational scenario in the backward region, according to KKRDB chairman Ajay Singh
The Hindu Government mulling shoreline protection in areas that are not hotspots: Minister
As much as 365 km of the 576 km coastline in the State that needed protection from the raging sea had been made safe. However, protection measures in 118 km of the 365 km have suffered substantial damage, and 120 km have sustained partial damage. Protection measures in 127 km are still effective