The Hindu        14.11.2014 

Cleaning Mysuru’s statues

Statues installed at key junctions in Mysuru are being cleaned.

Mayor R. Lingappa sprayed water on the statue of Krishnaraja Wadiyar (K.R. Circle) here on Thursday.

The Mysore City Corporation (MCC) has decided to wash the statues once a week as part of a campaign.

Mr. Lingappa told presspersons the MCC has taken the responsibility of cleaning the important statues.

“The contribution of the Maharajas of Mysuru to the city is immense. As the statues are part of the city’s heritage and also attract tourists, their maintenance is important,” he said.

On the repeated incidents of vandalism, Mr. Lingappa said he has discussed the matter with Police Commissioner M.A. Saleem who has promised to provide security to the statues.

Also, the police has been requested to patrol the area at night to prevent miscreants from damaging heritage.