Mysuru :
Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has said that the Government was for inclusive growth with equal emphasis on the development of all regions.
He was addressing the gathering at the valedictory of Platinum Jubilee celebrations of Mandya district, organised under the aegis of Mandya Zilla Balaga at Jaganmohan Palace in city yesterday.
Noting that Mysore and Mandya had been witnessing rapid development, Siddharamaiah sang paeans of the erstwhile ruler of Mysore, Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar and Dewan Sir M. Visvesvaraya for their untiring efforts in constructing the KRS dam across river Cauvery at Kannambadi in Srirangapatra taluk.
The CM also said that when works on the dam was launched, the then Madras Government had raised objections. However, the duo overcame all the hurdles and built the dam , he pointed out.
The district also has the credit of being home to Shimsha, where Asia’s first Hydel Power Project was successfully taken up by the Wadiyars, the rulers of Mysore province as Mandya was a part of it till it was separated, he said while lauding the contribution of Mandya district for giving great litterateurs and leaders of yester year’s like K.S. Narasimha Swamy, Pu.Thi. Narasimhachar, Narayanashetty (Sujana) and K.V. Shankaragowda, K. Puttaswamy, Kempegowda, B.C. Lingaiah among others.
Some of the renowned leaders of the later days too hailed from the same district, he said and called upon the people of the district to vow for making Mandya a model for the entire country.
Mysore District in-charge Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad, in his address, said Mandya has a special name in the State.
Recalling the role of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar in the construction of the Kannambadi dam, now called as KRS dam, Prasad stressed that the people of the district have the responsibility of successfully carrying the legacy of great leaders and eminent personalities from the district.
When Mandya Zilla Balaga decided to celebrate 75 years of Mandya District, it was keen on hosting the ceremony at Jaganmohan Palace in Mysore, as it was the same venue seven decades ago, the then Praja Pratinidhi Vidhayaka (People’s Representative Council) decided to carve Mandya out of Mysore district. With the formation of Mandya district, the then Mysore province with seven districts, became eight.
MLC Marithibbe Gowda, Srirangpatna MLA Ramesh Babu Bandi Siddegowda, Mysore City Corporation Mayor R. Lingappa, Mysore ZP Vice-President Madappa, Mandya Zilla Balaga President K.T. Veerappa, Secretary Keelara Jayaram and others were present.
History Professor Dr. M.S. Anitha, Udaya TV Hubli Bureau Chief Dr. N. Jagadish, theatrist Prof. H.S. Umesh and Prof. G.T. Veerappa were felicitated on teh occasion. Earlier in the day, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar inaugurated the celebrations.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Thursday, November 06th, 2014