Madikeri: In the wake of deep cracks surfacing on Brahmagiri Hill at Bhagamandala, a place of mythological importance and birth-place of River Cauvery in Kodagu, officials from Geological Survey of India (GSI) have recommended certain remedial measures to be taken immediately.
Following this, Kodagu Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy has ordered the Forest Department to close of ‘Ingu Gundi’ atop the Hill ranges. ‘Ingu Gundi’ is where household water (not sewage) is collected in small pits next to the houses for recharging groundwater. The DC has also ordered to close the cracks with cement and cover them with sand bags so that rainwater is prevented from entering the cracks, causing further damage.
