Udayagiri, Mysore

Coordinates: 12°19′25″N 76°40′29″E / 12.323504191283428°N 76.67461786832315°E / 12.323504191283428; 76.67461786832315
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Udayagiri
Udayagiri is located in Karnataka
Udayagiri
Udayagiri
India Karnataka#India
Udayagiri is located in India
Udayagiri
Udayagiri
Udayagiri (India)
Coordinates: 12°19′25″N 76°40′29″E / 12.323504191283428°N 76.67461786832315°E / 12.323504191283428; 76.67461786832315
Country India
State Karnataka
DistrictMysuru
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
570019
Vehicle registrationKA-55
North of Mysore is mostly Muslim populated

Udayagiri is a suburb in the northern side of Mysore.[1][2]

This locality has Muslim Majority population, alike most part of North-Eastern Mysore and hence there are many properties belonging to Wakf board.[3] Shanti Nagar, Rajeev Nagar, KEB Colony and many other localities are a part of Udayagiri Suburb.[4][5]

Library[edit]

Syed Issaq, a daily wage worker, had collected more than 11,000 books and made a library so that poor men can read books. The Library was burnt on 9 April 2021 for unknown reasons and Syed told that he will not cow down and rebuild the library from the scratch.[6] Mysore MP Pratap Simha, on 14 April 2021 handed over a cheque for Rs. 50,000 to rebuild the library of Syed Isak at Rajivnagar 2nd Stage, which was destroyed earlier. Pratap Simha, condemning the incident, said that he had spoken with the City Police Commissioner to conduct a thorough probe into the incident and bring the culprits to book. He ensured that the Government was with Syed Isak and BJP has extended all help to Syed, who had built the library on his own and looking after it since a decade and also said that the library stood on a Civic Amenity (CA) site and added that he would speak with Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Chairman and take steps to rebuild the burnt down library on the same spot.[7][8]

Associations[edit]

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Sangha and Udayagiri Kannada Sangha are some of the associations located here. Former Mayor of Mysore, Mr. Ayub Khan is a resident of Udayagiri.[9]

Lakes[edit]

Devanur Lake is one of the Lakes present in Mysore North. In recent times, the lake is polluted due to inflow of untreated waste from Sewage lines and Industries. Public in the nearby localities are constantly demand for the restoration and rejuvenation of the Lake.[10][11]

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See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Devaraja Police crack eight-year-old attempt to murder case". Star of Mysore. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Sri Ramadhama, Udayagiri Mahajana Sabha and Sri Krishnadhama, Saraswathipuram". Star of Mysore. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Wakf Board asks bank to exclude wakf property portion in Udayagiri from e-auction". The Hindu. 28 November 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Overflowing manhole in Udayagiri". Star of Mysore. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  5. ^ Says, Citizen (16 July 2020). "Three COVID Care Centres to come up at NR Constituency". Star of Mysore. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Muslim man's library with 3,000 copies of Bhagavad Gita torched by miscreants in Karnataka". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Library burnt down: MP Pratap Simha hands over cheque for rebuilding library". Star of Mysore. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Tricolour flies high: Classic HPS and High School, Udayagiri". Star of Mysore. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Sangha, Udayagiri and Udayagiri Kannada Sangha". Star of Mysore. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Devanur Lake turns cesspool". Star of Mysore. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  11. ^ Khan, Laiqh a (4 September 2014). "Devanur lake, now an eyesore". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 October 2021.