Mysuru: The new Library building coming up at People’s Park in Nazarbad is expected to be complete by October this year. City Central Library Chief Librarian Manjunath said that the Rs.5 crore project is being executed by Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Corporation. While the State Government has funded Rs.4.25 crore, the rest Rs.75 lakh is contributed by the MCC, utilising the Library Cess collected from the citizens, he said.

Continuing, Manjunath said that the building has ground and first floor and the RCC roof will be cast by the end of this month and added that the building is likely to be open for the public by the end of this year.