Mandya: The well-known Gautama Ashrama at Doddegowdanakoppal in Mandya taluk has been inundated as a large volume of water is being let out from Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam into River Cauvery. Six people, including Ashrama head Gajanana Swamiji, are in the Ashrama.
As more than 60,000 cusecs water is being released from the Dam, the connectivity to the Ashrama has been lost. Those inside the Ashrama are Mataji, Mahindra hailing from Bihar, locals Rathnamma and Bhagyamma and Chetan of Kennalu village in Pandavapura taluk.
