The State government here on Sunday was urged to install a statue of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar in front of Deputy Commissioner’s office in the town.
The 134th birth anniversary of the visionary was organsied by ‘Divya Jyothi Kala Sangha and Sahitya Vedike’ at Gandhi Bhavan.
M.S. Atmananda, former Minister, addressing the gathering after inaugurating the programme, recalled the welfare programmes initiated and implemented during Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar’s regime. Nalwadi was instrumental in developing Mandya as an agriculturally rich district by establishing sugar mill, constructing the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) reservoir and a plenty of lakes, he said.
