Work of desilting the Madhwa Sarovara in Krishna Mutt taken up after 16 years.

April 28: The work of desilting the Madhwa Sarovara in Krishna Mutt at Udupi was taken up after 16 years. The Madhwa Sarovara was last desilted during the Paryaya tenure of the Palimaru Mutt seer Vidyadheesha in 2002-03. The same seer has once again taken up the initiative to remove the silt during his Paryaya. The Madhwa Sarovara is being used by the Ashtha Mutt seers for religious activities for centuries.
The work of desilting was flagged off recently under the leadership of entrepreneur Hariyappa Kotian. The water was drained from the Madhwa Sarovara and was used to fill up a well near the Rajangann in Udupi Mutt and the sludge at the bottom of the pond was released into a drain.
About five pumps were used to lift water from Madhwa Sarovara and 15 workers were seen removing the silt and filling the huge bucket attached to the crane. In the past, silt was manually removed by labourersbut this time machines were being usedfor the work. The fishes in the Madhwa Sarovara were released to a water-filled boat and arrangements had been made to supply oxygen. After the desilting work was completed, the fishes were released back into the pond.