Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) general meeting began at the MUDA office auditorium on JLB Road here this morning.

This is the first meeting after H.N. Vijay took charge as MUDA Chairman just a couple of days before the Model Code of Conduct for the Lok Sabha polls came into force on Mar. 10. With Poll Code still in force, the MUDA had sought permission from the Election Commission (EC) for holding the meeting.

Following MUDA’s appeal, the EC granted special permission for holding the meeting with a set of conditions which chiefly included keeping out subjects coming under MUDA purview at Nanjangud CMC and Srirangapatna TMC from the agenda, as both are going to ULB polls on May 29.

Today’s MUDA meeting discussed a total of 166 subjects, including formation of a Sub-Committee for allotment of CA sites, distribution of alternative sites and bit of lands, issuance of title deed, renewal of leases concerning MUDA properties, payment of land compensation, formation of new layouts, permission for distribution of sites by private Housing Co-operative Societies, plan approval for new private layouts, sanction for change of land use and improvement of civic amenities in MUDA and private layouts, among others, it is learnt.

MLAs Tanveer Sait, S.A. Ramdas and L. Nagendra, MLCs R. Dharmasena, K.T. Srikantegowda, Marithibbegowda and Sandesh Nagaraj, Corporator SBM Manju, MUDA Commissioner P.S. Kantharaj, Secretary Ravindra Mallapur, SE B.K. Suresh Babu, Town Planning Member B.N. Girish, Chief Accounts Officer N. Muthu, Special Land Acquisition Officer Chandramma and other officials attended the meeting.