Overview
- The Padma Shri awardee died at Apollo Speciality Hospital in Bengaluru following recent respiratory complications, according to local reports.
- Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced a state-honours funeral, with the final venue to be chosen from locations shortlisted by the family.
- Officials said a letter outlining her last wish for a Thimmakka museum in Belur will be examined by the government.
- She gained renown for nurturing 385 banyan trees along the Hulikal–Kudur stretch and for caring for more than 8,000 trees over decades.
- Leaders across parties and environmental groups issued tributes, praising her grassroots conservation legacy and decades of public service.