Mysore/Mysuru, Feb. 26 -- Open burning of heaps of waste and electric cables to extract copper at the base of pillars supporting Varuna Canal aqueduct that passes over Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway near Old Kesare, continues unabated, posing a serious threat to the structure.

Despite the jurisdictional NR Police writing to the Executive Engineer of Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL), which oversees the aqueduct, no remedial action has been taken till today.

Continuous burning of waste has reportedly led to cracks in the pillars, exposing the internal iron reinforcement rods.

The base of Varuna Canal Aqueduct, near Old Kesare on city outskirts, filled with waste materials and reinforced steel exposed due to burning of wires at the base o...