Mysuru/K.R. Nagar: Following the death of CFTRI Scientist Dr. Somashekar who was washed away in the gushing waters at Chunchanakatte Falls near K.R. Nagar on Sunday, the authorities have banned tourist entry into the waterfalls. The entire area will be fenced and powerful sirens will be installed to warn tourists on the water release. He was washed away at the Falls where he had been with his family on a weekend trip. Water level suddenly rose after a hydel power generation unit at Chunchanakatte released the water.
Somashekar helped his wife Prathima and two children move to a safer place but before he could come up he was washed away. Though a few localites tried to rescue him with a saree, they could not pull him up because of the force of the water.
