Mysuru: The iconic elephant sculpture fountain, a gift by the Brigade Group to city at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Circle, popularly known as ‘Highway Circle,’ which was vandalised for the third time on Sept.11 night resulting in the flower structure on top of the sculpture and the elephant head towards the north side breaking and falling down, has once again been restored by the Brigade Group.
The elephant sculpture and the fountain in the Circle was constructed at a cost of Rs.25 lakh by the Brigade Group, which maintained it from 2016 to 2017 and later it was the responsibility of the civic authorities to maintain the Circle. As per the letter from the MCC, Brigade Group was given permission to develop the Circle and maintain it for 11 months, which they did and after that it was the responsibility of the MCC to maintain, protect, preserve it to enhance the beauty of the Heritage City.
