Dedicated Task Force soon to protect MDA properties: Commissioner Mysore/Mysuru: Officials of the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) demolished an unauthorised building under construction on a Civic Amenities (CA) site, valued at lakhs of rupees, at Vajamangala, Mysuru Taluk. Acting on the orders of MDA Secretary L. Johnson, officers and staff carried out the operation between…
MDA asset protection Task Force inactive?
January 28, 2026Dedicated Task Force soon to protect MDA properties: Commissioner Mysore/Mysuru: The Task Force formed by the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) to protect its assets has failed to begin operations, remaining only on paper and earning the label of a “non-functional task force.” MDA Commissioner K.R. Rakshith had issued an order on Oct. 13, 2025, creating…
Mysuru Plan Area Doubles
January 24, 2026Mysuru Development Authority approves expansion from 509 sq.km to 1,200 sq.km Mysore/Mysuru: In a move aligned with the State Government’s decision to expand the Greater Mysuru City Corporation (GMCC) limits from the existing 86.31 sq. km to 341.44 sq. km, the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) has resolved to expand the Local Planning Area (LPA) of…
Land conversion around Chamundi Hill: No illegality
January 20, 2026MDA Commissioner Rakshith clarifies Mysore/Mysuru: Reacting to allegations by environmental activists that the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) had permitted the development of new housing layouts over nearly 50 acres abutting the forest belt of Chamundi Hill, MDA Commissioner K.R. Rakshith clarified that the proposal sent to the Government falls outside the ‘no development zone’ of…
MDA initiates 2,000-acre Bommenahalli Township
January 2, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) has initiated process for a major township housing project near Bommenahalli, Yelwal Hobli of Mysuru taluk, covering nearly 2,000 acres. In an official notification issued on Dec. 30, MDA Commissioner K.R. Rakshit stated that project will be implemented under Sections 40 and 41 of the MDA Act, 2024, in…
‘Do not rent out MDA building to private silk showroom’
January 2, 2026Ittigegud, Nazarbad residents protest against handing over of building meant for Passport Seva Kendra Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) renting out a newly constructed building near Mysuru Zoo — originally intended to house the Passport Seva Kendra and the Office of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) — to a private…
Passport Seva Kendra now silk showroom!
December 28, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) has handed over a newly constructed building near Mysuru Zoo — originally intended to house a Passport Seva Kendra and the office of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) — to private parties, triggering serious concerns over the use of public assets. The building has been leased to…
Bommenahalli Township gets MDA Board approval
December 23, 202520,000 sites to be formed in 2,113-acre land acquired combining four villages Mysore/Mysuru: For the first time in eight years, since the formation of Ravindranath Tagore Nagar (R.T. Nagar) in 2017-18, the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) is set to issue a notification for the formation of the proposed Bommenahalli Township, located at Yelwal, about 15…
MDA to allot 300 Civic Amenities sites
December 23, 2025CA site pricing to be decided per sq.ft. area guidance value Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) has decided to allot 300 Civic Amenities (CA) sites across the city. A notification inviting applications will be issued next week and all private trusts will be eligible to apply. The decision was approved at MDA meeting held…
Task Force to aid MDA encroachment clearance
December 23, 2025Unhappy with performance, MDA to reconstitute its legal panel Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) is set to have a dedicated Task Force to provide security to its officers and staff during eviction drives to clear encroachments on MDA-owned lands and houses. The Task Force will comprise one retired Deputy Superintendent of Police, two retired…














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