Mysore/Mysuru, Aug. 13 -- Former Congress Minister Prof. BKC writes to Tourism Minister H.K. Patil

Former Congress Minister and Chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Council Prof. B.K. Chandrashekar (BKC) has written to Minister for Tourism, Law and Parliamentary Affairs H.K. Patil, expressing strong reservations over the proposed Rs. 2,663-crore Amusement Park at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna taluk.

The project, spearheaded by Deputy Chief Minister and Water Resources Minister D.K. Shivakumar, has already drawn stiff opposition from farmers and, he warned, could have severe environmental consequences. In his letter, Prof. Chandrashekar stated that he was writing out of "deep concern for the generally deteriorating envir...