Once upon a time, Magadi Road was used only to reach Magadi and nearby places. However, in the recent past, the road is becoming a key link road towards Kunigal and Mangaluru road.

The Kempegowda tower built at a place where Hiriya Kempegowda is believed to have been buried is located at Kempapura village near Magadi, 62 km from Bengaluru.

The signage at the Ammodump Kwenia Camp in Magadi. PHOTO | POOL Ammodump Kwenia Camp is named after Kwenia, a place marked by massive cliffs and intimidating valleys.

And asthma cases are more in places where the ground level pollution is more, which is the case in Magadi Road. Incessant felling of trees in the city has also led to this mess. ...

Lake Magadi is the southernmost lake in the Rift Valley. The saline-alkaline 32-kilometres long and three-kilometre wide lake is the most mineral-rich of the soda lakes.